Dark brown

#2b2012

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 dramatic 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 #2b2012, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#2b2012

RGB43, 32, 18

HSL34, 41%, 12%

HSV34, 58%, 17%

CMYK0%, 26%, 58%, 83%

Lab13.17, 2.99, 11.36

XYZ1.62, 1.59, 0.79

Decimal2826258

Web safe#333300

Pantone412 C

Shades of dark brown

#291e11 #271d10 #251b0f #221a0e #20180e #1e160d #1c150c #1a130b #18120a #161009

Tints of dark brown

#49371f #684d2b #866438 #a57a45 #ba905a #c7a579 #d4b997 #e0ceb6 #ede2d4 #faf7f2

Colors that go with dark brown

Complementary#121d2b Analogous#2b1412 Analogous#292b12 Triadic#122b20 Triadic#20122b Split complementary#12292b Split complementary#14122b

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, 26, 58, 83.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #2b2012 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 26 58 83

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 28 57 89

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 #2b2012 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #2b2012; }
.text { color: #2b2012; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2b2012; }

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 #2b2012 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #2b2012 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 #2b2012 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 #2b2012 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 #2b2012 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. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.