Dark brown

#4b181e

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

Dark brown lands in the red band, dark and soft. 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 #4b181e, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#4b181e
RGB75, 24, 30
HSL353, 52%, 19%
HSV353, 68%, 29%
CMYK0%, 68%, 60%, 71%
Lab16.71, 24.75, 8.69
XYZ3.46, 2.24, 1.48
Decimal4921374
Web safe#330033
Pantone504 C
Pantone504 CHex#4b181eRgb75 24 30Cmyk0 68 60 71Lab17 25 9Darker#2e0f13Lighter#7d2e37

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, 68, 60, 71.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #4b181e on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 68 60 71
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 67 59 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 #4b181e straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #4b181e; }
.text { color: #4b181e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b181e; }

How dark brown looks on light and dark

Dark brown and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #4b181e against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
14.50:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Textblack text on this color
1.45:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #4b181e 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 #4b181e 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 #4b181e 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 #4b181e are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.