Dark brown

#451b14

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. It pairs naturally with muted greens across the wheel and with off white for breathing room.

Dark brown color values

Every conversion for #451b14, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#451b14

RGB69, 27, 20

HSL9, 55%, 17%

HSV9, 71%, 27%

CMYK0%, 61%, 71%, 73%

Lab16.0, 19.59, 14.57

XYZ2.97, 2.1, 0.91

Decimal4528916

Web safe#333300

Pantone4975 C

Shades of dark brown

#401913 #3c1711 #371610 #33140f #2e120d #2a100c #250f0b #210d0a #1c0b08 #180907

Tints of dark brown

#64271d #843326 #a3402f #c24c38 #ce6655 #d78274 #e09e93 #e9bab3 #f2d6d2 #fbf3f1

Colors that go with dark brown

Complementary#143e45 Analogous#451425 Analogous#453314 Triadic#14451b Triadic#1b1445 Split complementary#144533 Split complementary#142645

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, 61, 71, 73.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #451b14 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 61 71 73

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 60 69 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 #451b14 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #451b14; }
.text { color: #451b14; }
.border { border: 2px solid #451b14; }

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 #451b14 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #451b14 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 #451b14 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 #451b14 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.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #451b14 is computed, not guessed. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.