Dark brown

#45151d

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 red sitting at 350 degrees on the wheel. 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 #45151d, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#45151d

RGB69, 21, 29

HSL350, 53%, 18%

HSV350, 70%, 27%

CMYK0%, 70%, 58%, 73%

Lab14.9, 23.84, 6.74

XYZ2.94, 1.89, 1.37

Decimal4527389

Web safe#330033

Pantone504 C

Shades of dark brown

#40141b #3c1219 #371117 #330f15 #2e0e13 #2a0d12 #250b10 #210a0e #1c090c #17070a

Tints of dark brown

#641e2a #832837 #a13144 #c03b51 #cc576b #d57686 #df95a1 #e8b4bc #f1d2d8 #fbf1f3

Colors that go with dark brown

Complementary#15453d Analogous#451535 Analogous#452515 Triadic#1d4515 Triadic#151d45 Split complementary#154525 Split complementary#153545

Dark brown in print

At this depth the ink coverage is heavy, worth a proof before a long run. The cmyk build is 0, 70, 58, 73.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #45151d on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 70 58 73

Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 68 57 79

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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Dark brown in css

Copy #45151d straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #45151d; }
.text { color: #45151d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #45151d; }

How dark brown looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Dark brown and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #45151d against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #45151d against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Dark brown on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #45151d sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around dark brown? Pull matching colors from any photo with thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn dark brown into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #45151d and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Arches Signature stripes Gem Shingles

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 #45151d 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.