Dark brown

#4b2821

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. Cool greens and deep navies calm it down, while warm creams let it stay the loudest thing on the page.

Dark brown color values

Every conversion for #4b2821, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#4b2821

RGB75, 40, 33

HSL10, 39%, 21%

HSV10, 56%, 29%

CMYK0%, 47%, 56%, 71%

Lab20.53, 15.51, 11.71

XYZ3.93, 3.12, 1.83

Decimal4925473

Web safe#333333

Pantone4695 C

Shades of dark brown

#46251f #40221c #3b1f1a #361d18 #301a15 #2b1713 #251410 #20110e #1b0e0c #150b09

Tints of dark brown

#66362d #804438 #9b5344 #b36353 #bf7b6d #cb9388 #d6aba3 #e2c3bd #eedcd8 #faf4f3

Colors that go with dark brown

Complementary#21444b Analogous#4b212f Analogous#4b3d21 Triadic#214b28 Triadic#28214b Split complementary#214b3d Split complementary#212f4b

Dark brown in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 47, 56, 71.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #4b2821 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 47 56 71

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 47 56 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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Dark brown in css

Copy #4b2821 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #4b2821; }
.text { color: #4b2821; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b2821; }

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 #4b2821 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #4b2821 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 #4b2821 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 #4b2821 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

Here is how the numbers for #4b2821 are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.