Dark brown

#241f16

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

This is Dark brown, a muted orange at 39 degrees. Oranges like this feel warm and approachable in branding. It sits well next to deep blues for contrast, or soft tans for a grounded palette.

Dark brown color values

Every conversion for #241f16, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#241f16
RGB36, 31, 22
HSL39, 24%, 11%
HSV39, 39%, 14%
CMYK0%, 14%, 39%, 86%
Lab12.04, 0.58, 7.03
XYZ1.36, 1.41, 0.96
Decimal2367254
Web safe#333300
Pantone419 C
Pantone419 CHex#241f16Rgb36 31 22Cmyk0 14 39 86Lab12 1 7Lighter#4f4533

Shades of dark brown

Tints of dark brown

Colors that go with dark brown

Dark brown in print

It sits near the bottom of the tone range, where dark colors gain a touch of weight on press. The cmyk build is 0, 14, 39, 86.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #241f16 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 14 39 86
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 17 40 92
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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Dark brown in css

Copy #241f16 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #241f16; }
.text { color: #241f16; }
.border { border: 2px solid #241f16; }

How dark brown looks on light and dark

Dark brown and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #241f16 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
16.37:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Textblack text on this color
1.28:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #241f16 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Dark brown on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #241f16 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness card
Sticker
Repeat pattern

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

Turn dark brown into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #241f16 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

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

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How we calculate these values

The figures for #241f16 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.