Dark brown

#3e100f

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 anchoring. Dark reds this rich suit wine, leather and luxury labels. Cool greens and deep navies calm it down, while warm creams let it stay the loudest thing on the page.

Dark brown color values

Every conversion for #3e100f, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#3e100f
RGB62, 16, 15
HSL1, 61%, 15%
HSV1, 76%, 24%
CMYK0%, 74%, 76%, 76%
Lab12.15, 22.4, 12.24
XYZ2.26, 1.43, 0.61
Decimal4067343
Web safe#330000
Pantone4975 C
Pantone4975 CHex#3e100fRgb62 16 15Cmyk0 74 76 76Lab12 22 12Darker#310d0cLighter#732321

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, 74, 76, 76.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #3e100f on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 74 76 76
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 72 74 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 #3e100f straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #3e100f; }
.text { color: #3e100f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3e100f; }

How dark brown looks on light and dark

Dark brown and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #3e100f against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
16.33:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Textblack text on this color
1.29:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #3e100f 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 #3e100f 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 #3e100f 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

Here is how the numbers for #3e100f are worked out. 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.