Dark brown

#31210f

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 soft. 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 #31210f, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#31210f

RGB49, 33, 15

HSL32, 53%, 13%

HSV32, 69%, 19%

CMYK0%, 33%, 69%, 81%

Lab14.26, 5.19, 14.65

XYZ1.9, 1.78, 0.69

Decimal3219727

Web safe#333300

Pantone412 C

Shades of dark brown

#2e1f0e #2c1e0d #291c0d #271a0c #24180b #22170a #1f150a #1d1309 #1a1208 #171007

Tints of dark brown

#523719 #734d23 #93632d #b47937 #c98f4d #d3a36e #ddb88f #e7cdb0 #f1e2d1 #fbf6f1

Colors that go with dark brown

Complementary#0f1f31 Analogous#31100f Analogous#30310f Triadic#0f3121 Triadic#210f31 Split complementary#0f3031 Split complementary#100f31

Dark brown in print

At this depth the ink coverage is heavy, worth a proof before a long run. The cmyk build is 0, 33, 69, 81.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #31210f on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 33 69 81

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 34 67 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 #31210f straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #31210f; }
.text { color: #31210f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #31210f; }

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 #31210f against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #31210f 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 #31210f 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 #31210f 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 #31210f are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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.