Dark brown

#473a16

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 orange at 44 degrees. Oranges like this feel warm and approachable in branding. It sits well next to deep blues for contrast, or soft tans for a grounded palette.

Dark brown color values

Every conversion for #473a16, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#473a16
RGB71, 58, 22
HSL44, 53%, 18%
HSV44, 69%, 28%
CMYK0%, 18%, 69%, 72%
Lab25.03, 0.72, 24.01
XYZ4.26, 4.42, 1.39
Decimal4667926
Web safe#333300
Pantone449 C
Pantone449 CHex#473a16Rgb71 58 22Cmyk0 18 69 72Lab25 1 24Darker#2f260eLighter#79642b

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 0, 18, 69, 72.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #473a16 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 18 69 72
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 21 67 78
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 #473a16 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #473a16; }
.text { color: #473a16; }
.border { border: 2px solid #473a16; }

How dark brown looks on light and dark

Dark brown and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #473a16 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
11.14:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Textblack text on this color
1.88:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #473a16 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 #473a16 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 #473a16 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

The figures for #473a16 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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.