Dark brown

#2e201a

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

Dark brown sits in the orange range, dark and muted. 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 #2e201a, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#2e201a

RGB46, 32, 26

HSL18, 28%, 14%

HSV18, 43%, 18%

CMYK0%, 30%, 43%, 82%

Lab13.76, 5.73, 6.72

XYZ1.83, 1.69, 1.21

Decimal3022874

Web safe#333333

Pantone412 C

Shades of dark brown

#2b1e19 #291c17 #261a16 #231914 #211713 #1e1511 #1b1310 #19110e #160f0d #140e0b

Tints of dark brown

#493329 #644538 #7f5848 #996b57 #ad806d #bc9888 #cbafa3 #dac6be #e9ded9 #f9f5f4

Colors that go with dark brown

Complementary#1a282e Analogous#2e1a1e Analogous#2e2a1a Triadic#1a2e20 Triadic#201a2e Split complementary#1a2e2a Split complementary#1a1e2e

Dark brown in print

At this depth the ink coverage is heavy, worth a proof before a long run. The cmyk build is 0, 30, 43, 82.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #2e201a on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 30 43 82

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 32 44 88

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 #2e201a straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #2e201a; }
.text { color: #2e201a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2e201a; }

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 #2e201a against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #2e201a 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 #2e201a 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 #2e201a 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 #2e201a 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 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.