Dark brown

#402e2d

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

Dark brown lands in the red band, dark and muted. 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 #402e2d, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#402e2d
RGB64, 46, 45
HSL3, 17%, 21%
HSV3, 30%, 25%
CMYK0%, 28%, 30%, 75%
Lab20.96, 8.08, 3.86
XYZ3.57, 3.23, 2.92
Decimal4206125
Web safe#333333
Pantone439 C
Pantone439 CHex#402e2dRgb64 46 45Cmyk0 28 30 75Lab21 8 4Darker#241a19Lighter#684e4c

Shades of dark brown

Tints of dark brown

Colors that go with dark brown

Dark brown in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 28, 30, 75.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #402e2d on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 28 30 75
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 30 32 81
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 #402e2d straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #402e2d; }
.text { color: #402e2d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #402e2d; }

How dark brown looks on light and dark

Dark brown and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #402e2d against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
12.75:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Textblack text on this color
1.65:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #402e2d 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 #402e2d 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 #402e2d 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 #402e2d are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.