Dark brown

#404325

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

This is Dark brown, a muted yellow at 66 degrees. Yellows like this read optimistic and energetic. Charcoal and navy give it the contrast it needs and purple across the wheel makes it pop.

Dark brown color values

Every conversion for #404325, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#404325
RGB64, 67, 37
HSL66, 29%, 20%
HSV66, 45%, 26%
CMYK4%, 0%, 45%, 74%
Lab27.4, -6.79, 17.79
XYZ4.46, 5.24, 2.53
Decimal4211493
Web safe#333333
Pantone5743 C
Pantone5743 CHex#404325Rgb64 67 37Cmyk4 0 45 74Lab27 -7 18Darker#262716Lighter#6a6e41

Shades of dark brown

Tints of dark brown

Colors that go with dark brown

Dark brown in print

It runs deep in print, so a rich black build underneath keeps it from looking flat. The cmyk build is 4, 0, 45, 74.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #404325 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
4 0 45 74
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
8 4 45 80
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 #404325 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #404325; }
.text { color: #404325; }
.border { border: 2px solid #404325; }

How dark brown looks on light and dark

Dark brown and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #404325 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
10.26:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Textblack text on this color
2.05:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #404325 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 #404325 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 #404325 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 #404325 are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.