Dark brown

#180e0c

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

This is Dark brown, a soft red sitting at 10 degrees on the wheel. Dark reds this rich suit wine, leather and luxury labels. It pairs naturally with muted greens across the wheel and with off white for breathing room.

Dark brown color values

Every conversion for #180e0c, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#180e0c

RGB24, 14, 12

HSL10, 33%, 7%

HSV10, 50%, 9%

CMYK0%, 42%, 50%, 91%

Lab4.83, 3.76, 2.33

XYZ0.6, 0.53, 0.42

Decimal1576460

Web safe#000000

Pantone426 C

Shades of dark brown

#180e0c #170e0c #170d0b #170d0b #160d0b #160d0b #150d0b #150c0b #150c0a #140c0a

Tints of dark brown

#36201b #55312a #73433a #925549 #ad695b #bc8579 #cba098 #dbbcb6 #ead8d5 #f9f4f3

Colors that go with dark brown

Complementary#0c1618 Analogous#180c10 Analogous#18140c Triadic#0c180e Triadic#0e0c18 Split complementary#0c1814 Split complementary#0c1018

Dark brown in print

It runs deep in print, so a rich black build underneath keeps it from looking flat. The cmyk build is 0, 42, 50, 91.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #180e0c on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 42 50 91

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 43 50 97

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.

Dark brown in css

Copy #180e0c straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #180e0c; }
.text { color: #180e0c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #180e0c; }

How dark brown looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Dark brown and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #180e0c against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #180e0c against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Dark brown on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #180e0c sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

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

Turn dark brown into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #180e0c 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 dark brown, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

The figures for #180e0c come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.