Dark brown

#3d1610

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

This is Dark brown, a strong red sitting at 8 degrees on the wheel. 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 #3d1610, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#3d1610
RGB61, 22, 16
HSL8, 58%, 15%
HSV8, 74%, 24%
CMYK0%, 64%, 74%, 76%
Lab13.25, 18.64, 13.14
XYZ2.3, 1.6, 0.68
Decimal4003344
Web safe#330000
Pantone4975 C
Pantone4975 CHex#3d1610Rgb61 22 16Cmyk0 64 74 76Lab13 19 13Darker#30110dLighter#712e23

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, 64, 74, 76.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #3d1610 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 64 74 76
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 63 72 82
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 #3d1610 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #3d1610; }
.text { color: #3d1610; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3d1610; }

How dark brown looks on light and dark

Dark brown and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #3d1610 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
15.90:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Textblack text on this color
1.32:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #3d1610 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 #3d1610 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 #3d1610 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

Every value on this page for #3d1610 is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.