Dark brown

#3d2d12

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

This is Dark brown, a soft orange at 38 degrees. 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 #3d2d12, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#3d2d12
RGB61, 45, 18
HSL38, 54%, 15%
HSV38, 70%, 24%
CMYK0%, 26%, 70%, 76%
Lab19.69, 3.69, 19.96
XYZ2.97, 2.91, 0.98
Decimal4009234
Web safe#333300
Pantone448 C
Pantone448 CHex#3d2d12Rgb61 45 18Cmyk0 26 70 76Lab20 4 20Darker#2f230eLighter#705526

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, 26, 70, 76.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #3d2d12 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 26 70 76
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 28 68 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 #3d2d12 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #3d2d12; }
.text { color: #3d2d12; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3d2d12; }

How dark brown looks on light and dark

Dark brown and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #3d2d12 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
13.27:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Textblack text on this color
1.58:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #3d2d12 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 #3d2d12 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 #3d2d12 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 #3d2d12 are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.