Dark brown

#31100c

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

Dark brown lands in the red band, dark and strong. 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 #31100c, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#31100c
RGB49, 16, 12
HSL6, 61%, 12%
HSV6, 76%, 19%
CMYK0%, 67%, 76%, 81%
Lab9.4, 16.43, 9.48
XYZ1.52, 1.05, 0.47
Decimal3215372
Web safe#330000
Pantone4975 C
Pantone4975 CHex#31100cRgb49 16 12Cmyk0 67 76 81Lab9 16 9Darker#31100cDeep#31100cLighter#66261e

Shades of dark brown

Tints of dark brown

Colors that go with dark brown

Dark brown in print

At this depth the ink coverage is heavy, worth a proof before a long run. The cmyk build is 0, 67, 76, 81.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #31100c on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 67 76 81
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 66 74 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 #31100c straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #31100c; }
.text { color: #31100c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #31100c; }

How dark brown looks on light and dark

Dark brown and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #31100c against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
17.36:1
AApass · AA largepass · AAApass
Textblack text on this color
1.21:1
AAfail · AA largefail · AAAfail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #31100c 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 #31100c 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 #31100c 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 #31100c 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.