Dark brown

#4a4613

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

Dark brown is a dark yellow, dramatic at this saturation. Yellows like this read optimistic and energetic. Pair it with dark neutrals so it stays legible, or with violet for a high energy scheme.

Dark brown color values

Every conversion for #4a4613, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#4a4613
RGB74, 70, 19
HSL56, 59%, 18%
HSV56, 74%, 29%
CMYK0%, 5%, 74%, 71%
Lab29.12, -5.49, 30.04
XYZ5.13, 5.88, 1.48
Decimal4867603
Web safe#333300
Pantone5815 C
Pantone5815 CHex#4a4613Rgb74 70 19Cmyk0 5 74 71Lab29 -5 30Darker#312e0dLighter#7e7826

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, 5, 74, 71.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #4a4613 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 5 74 71
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 9 72 77
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 #4a4613 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #4a4613; }
.text { color: #4a4613; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a4613; }

How dark brown looks on light and dark

Dark brown and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #4a4613 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
9.65:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Textblack text on this color
2.18:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #4a4613 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 #4a4613 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 #4a4613 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

The figures for #4a4613 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. 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.