Dark brown

#302318

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 orange at 28 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 #302318, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#302318

RGB48, 35, 24

HSL28, 33%, 14%

HSV28, 50%, 19%

CMYK0%, 27%, 50%, 81%

Lab14.93, 4.35, 9.77

XYZ1.98, 1.9, 1.13

Decimal3154712

Web safe#333300

Pantone412 C

Shades of dark brown

#2d2117 #2a1f15 #281d14 #251b12 #221911 #1f1710 #1d150e #1a130d #17110c #140f0a

Tints of dark brown

#4c3726 #684c34 #846042 #a07550 #b38a67 #c19f83 #cfb59f #ddcbbb #ebe0d7 #f9f6f3

Colors that go with dark brown

Complementary#182530 Analogous#301819 Analogous#302f18 Triadic#183023 Triadic#231830 Split complementary#18302f Split complementary#181930

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, 27, 50, 81.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #302318 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 27 50 81

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 29 50 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 #302318 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #302318; }
.text { color: #302318; }
.border { border: 2px solid #302318; }

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 #302318 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #302318 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 #302318 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 #302318 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

Here is how the numbers for #302318 are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.