Dark brown

#2f191d

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

This is Dark brown, a soft red sitting at 349 degrees on the wheel. 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 #2f191d, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#2f191d

RGB47, 25, 29

HSL349, 31%, 14%

HSV349, 47%, 18%

CMYK0%, 47%, 38%, 82%

Lab11.88, 11.65, 1.91

XYZ1.74, 1.39, 1.34

Decimal3086621

Web safe#330033

Pantone4975 C

Shades of dark brown

#271518#211215#1c0f11#170c0e#140b0c

Tints of dark brown

#4a282e#66363f#814550#9d5361#b06a77#be8690#cda1a9#dcbcc2#ead8db#f9f3f4

Colors that go with dark brown

Complementary#192f2bAnalogous#2f1928Analogous#2f2019Triadic#1d2f19Triadic#191d2fSplit complementary#192f20Split complementary#19282f

Dark brown in print

It runs deep in print, so a rich black build underneath keeps it from looking flat. The cmyk build is 0, 47, 38, 82.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #2f191d on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 47 38 82

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 47 39 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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Dark brown in css

Copy #2f191d straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #2f191d; }
.text { color: #2f191d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2f191d; }

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 #2f191d against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #2f191d 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 #2f191d 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 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 #2f191d 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.

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How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #2f191d are worked out. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.