Dark brown

#341d1b

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 soft. 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 #341d1b, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#341d1b
RGB52, 29, 27
HSL5, 32%, 15%
HSV5, 48%, 20%
CMYK0%, 44%, 48%, 80%
Lab13.76, 11.0, 6.13
XYZ2.05, 1.69, 1.25
Decimal3415323
Web safe#333333
Pantone4975 C
Pantone4975 CHex#341d1bRgb52 29 27Cmyk0 44 48 80Lab14 11 6Darker#281615Lighter#613936

Shades of dark brown

Tints of dark brown

Colors that go with dark brown

Dark brown in print

It sits near the bottom of the tone range, where dark colors gain a touch of weight on press. The cmyk build is 0, 44, 48, 80.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #341d1b on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 44 48 80
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 44 48 86
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 #341d1b straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #341d1b; }
.text { color: #341d1b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #341d1b; }

How dark brown looks on light and dark

Dark brown and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #341d1b against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
15.70:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Textblack text on this color
1.34:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #341d1b 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 #341d1b 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 #341d1b 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 #341d1b 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. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.