Dark brown

#34211b

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

Dark brown is a dark red that reads moody. 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 #34211b, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#34211b

RGB52, 33, 27

HSL14, 32%, 15%

HSV14, 48%, 20%

CMYK0%, 37%, 48%, 80%

Lab14.94, 8.23, 7.75

XYZ2.16, 1.9, 1.29

Decimal3416347

Web safe#333333

Pantone440 C

Shades of dark brown

#2e1d18 #271914 #211511 #1b110e #170f0c

Tints of dark brown

#4f3229 #6a4437 #865545 #a16653 #b27c6b #c09486 #cfaca2 #ddc4bd #ebddd8 #f9f5f3

Colors that go with dark brown

Complementary#1b2e34 Analogous#341b21 Analogous#342d1b Triadic#1b3421 Triadic#211b34 Split complementary#1b342d Split complementary#1b2234

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, 37, 48, 80.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #34211b on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 37 48 80

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 38 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 #34211b straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #34211b; }
.text { color: #34211b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #34211b; }

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 #34211b against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #34211b 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 #34211b 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 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 #34211b 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

Every value on this page for #34211b is computed, not guessed. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.