Dark brown

#1c0e11

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

Dark brown lands in the red band, dark and soft. 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 #1c0e11, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#1c0e11

RGB28, 14, 17

HSL347, 33%, 8%

HSV347, 50%, 11%

CMYK0%, 50%, 39%, 89%

Lab5.43, 6.78, 0.68

XYZ0.74, 0.6, 0.61

Decimal1838609

Web safe#330000

Pantone440 C

Shades of dark brown

#1b0e11 #1a0d10 #1a0d10 #190c0f #180c0f #170c0e #170b0e #160b0d #150b0d #140a0c

Tints of dark brown

#3a1d23 #582c35 #763b48 #944a5a #ae5d6e #bd7b89 #cc99a4 #dbb7bf #ead5da #f9f3f4

Colors that go with dark brown

Complementary#0e1c19 Analogous#1c0e18 Analogous#1c120e Triadic#111c0e Triadic#0e111c Split complementary#0e1c12 Split complementary#0e181c

Dark brown in print

At this depth the ink coverage is heavy, worth a proof before a long run. The cmyk build is 0, 50, 39, 89.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #1c0e11 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 50 39 89

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 50 40 95

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 #1c0e11 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #1c0e11; }
.text { color: #1c0e11; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1c0e11; }

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 #1c0e11 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #1c0e11 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 #1c0e11 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 #1c0e11 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

Here is how the numbers for #1c0e11 are worked out. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.