Dark brown

#1a1208

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

Dark brown is a dark orange with anchoring warmth. Oranges like this feel warm and approachable in branding. Teals and blues on the opposite side of the wheel give it contrast and warm browns keep it earthy.

Dark brown color values

Every conversion for #1a1208, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#1a1208

RGB26, 18, 8

HSL33, 53%, 7%

HSV33, 69%, 10%

CMYK0%, 31%, 69%, 90%

Lab6.05, 2.03, 5.81

XYZ0.69, 0.67, 0.32

Decimal1708552

Web safe#330000

Pantone419 C

Shades of dark brown

#1a1208 #191208 #191108 #191108 #191108 #181108 #181107 #181107 #181007 #171007

Tints of dark brown

#3d2a13 #60431e #835b28 #a67333 #c58b42 #d0a065 #dab688 #e5cbab #f0e1ce #fbf7f1

Colors that go with dark brown

Complementary#08101a Analogous#1a0908 Analogous#191a08 Triadic#081a12 Triadic#12081a Split complementary#08191a Split complementary#09081a

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, 31, 69, 90.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #1a1208 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 31 69 90

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 33 67 96

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 #1a1208 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #1a1208; }
.text { color: #1a1208; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1a1208; }

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 #1a1208 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #1a1208 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 #1a1208 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 #1a1208 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 #1a1208 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.