Dark brown

#31281c

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. It sits well next to deep blues for contrast, or soft tans for a grounded palette.

Dark brown color values

Every conversion for #31281c, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#31281c
RGB49, 40, 28
HSL34, 27%, 15%
HSV34, 43%, 19%
CMYK0%, 18%, 43%, 81%
Lab16.77, 2.0, 9.47
XYZ2.24, 2.25, 1.42
Decimal3221532
Web safe#333333
Pantone412 C
Pantone412 CHex#31281cRgb49 40 28Cmyk0 18 43 81Lab17 2 9Darker#272016Lighter#5c4d38

Shades of dark brown

#2b2319#251e15#1f1a12#19150f#13100b

Tints of dark brown

#4b3e2b#66533a#806949#9b7e58#ad9370#bca78a#cbbba4#dacfbf#e9e2d9#f9f6f4

Colors that go with dark brown

Complementary#1c2531Analogous#311e1cAnalogous#30311cTriadic#1c3128Triadic#281c31Split complementary#1c3031Split complementary#1d1c31

Dark brown in print

At this depth the ink coverage is heavy, worth a proof before a long run. The cmyk build is 0, 18, 43, 81.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #31281c on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 18 43 81
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 21 44 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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Dark brown in css

Copy #31281c straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #31281c; }
.text { color: #31281c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #31281c; }

How dark brown looks on light and dark

Dark brown and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #31281c against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
14.47:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Textblack text on this color
1.45:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #31281c 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 #31281c 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 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 #31281c 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.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #31281c are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.