Dark brown

#3d2425

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 #3d2425, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#3d2425
RGB61, 36, 37
HSL358, 26%, 19%
HSV358, 41%, 24%
CMYK0%, 41%, 39%, 76%
Lab17.4, 12.07, 4.31
XYZ2.89, 2.39, 2.06
Decimal4006949
Web safe#333333
Pantone4975 C
Pantone4975 CHex#3d2425Rgb61 36 37Cmyk0 41 39 76Lab17 12 4Darker#261717Lighter#684142

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, 41, 39, 76.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #3d2425 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 41 39 76
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 42 40 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 #3d2425 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #3d2425; }
.text { color: #3d2425; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3d2425; }

How dark brown looks on light and dark

Dark brown and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #3d2425 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
14.21:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Textblack text on this color
1.48:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #3d2425 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 #3d2425 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 #3d2425 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

Every value on this page for #3d2425 is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.