Brown

#aa2e2a

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for brown, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

This is Brown, a strong red sitting at 2 degrees on the wheel. Deep reds like this carry heritage and premium packaging well. It pairs naturally with muted greens across the wheel and with off white for breathing room.

Brown color values

Every conversion for #aa2e2a, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#aa2e2a

RGB170, 46, 42

HSL2, 60%, 42%

HSV2, 75%, 67%

CMYK0%, 73%, 75%, 33%

Lab39.01, 49.86, 32.48

XYZ17.97, 10.67, 3.3

Decimal11152938

Web safe#993333

Pantone1805 C

Shades of brown

#9b2a26 #8d2623 #7e221f #701e1c #611a18 #531614 #441211 #360f0d #270b0a #190706

Tints of brown

#c03430 #cf423d #d55753 #da6d6a #e08380 #e59997 #ebafad #f0c5c4 #f6dbda #fbf1f1

Colors that go with brown

Complementary#2aa6aa Analogous#aa2a66 Analogous#aa6e2a Triadic#2aaa2e Triadic#2e2aaa Split complementary#2aaa6e Split complementary#2a66aa

Brown in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 0, 73, 75, 33.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #aa2e2a on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 73 75 33

Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 71 73 39

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Brown in css

Copy #aa2e2a straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #aa2e2a; }
.text { color: #aa2e2a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa2e2a; }

How brown looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Brown and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #aa2e2a against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #aa2e2a against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Brown on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #aa2e2a sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around brown? Pull matching colors from any photo with thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn brown into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #aa2e2a and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Arches Signature stripes Gem Shingles

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from brown, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

The figures for #aa2e2a come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.