Dark brown

#452018

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 11 degrees on the wheel. 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 #452018, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#452018
RGB69, 32, 24
HSL11, 48%, 18%
HSV11, 65%, 27%
CMYK0%, 54%, 65%, 73%
Lab17.29, 16.86, 13.45
XYZ3.14, 2.36, 1.16
Decimal4530200
Web safe#333300
Pantone4695 C
Pantone4695 CHex#452018Rgb69 32 24Cmyk0 54 65 73Lab17 17 13Darker#2d1510Lighter#763b2e

Shades of dark brown

Tints of dark brown

Colors that go with dark brown

Dark brown in print

At this depth the ink coverage is heavy, worth a proof before a long run. The cmyk build is 0, 54, 65, 73.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #452018 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 54 65 73
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 54 64 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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Dark brown in css

Copy #452018 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #452018; }
.text { color: #452018; }
.border { border: 2px solid #452018; }

How dark brown looks on light and dark

Dark brown and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #452018 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
14.26:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Textblack text on this color
1.47:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #452018 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 #452018 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 #452018 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 #452018 are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.