Dark brown

#2c3015

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

Dark brown is a dark yellow, anchoring at this saturation. Yellows like this read optimistic and energetic. Charcoal and navy give it the contrast it needs and purple across the wheel makes it pop.

Dark brown color values

Every conversion for #2c3015, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#2c3015
RGB44, 48, 21
HSL69, 39%, 14%
HSV69, 56%, 19%
CMYK8%, 0%, 56%, 81%
Lab18.82, -6.9, 16.61
XYZ2.23, 2.7, 1.11
Decimal2895893
Web safe#333300
Pantone5743 C
Pantone5743 CHex#2c3015Rgb44 48 21Cmyk8 0 56 81Lab19 -7 17Darker#272b13Deep#2c3015Lighter#585f2d

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 8, 0, 56, 81.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #2c3015 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
8 0 56 81
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
11 4 56 87
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 #2c3015 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #2c3015; }
.text { color: #2c3015; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2c3015; }

How dark brown looks on light and dark

Dark brown and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #2c3015 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
13.63:1
AApass · AA largepass · AAApass
Textblack text on this color
1.54:1
AAfail · AA largefail · AAAfail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #2c3015 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 #2c3015 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 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 #2c3015 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 #2c3015 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.