Dark brown

#4b2917

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 21 degrees. Oranges like this feel warm and approachable in branding. Teals and blues on the opposite side of the wheel give it contrast and warm browns keep it earthy.

Dark brown color values

Every conversion for #4b2917, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#4b2917

RGB75, 41, 23

HSL21, 53%, 19%

HSV21, 69%, 29%

CMYK0%, 45%, 69%, 71%

Lab20.61, 13.9, 18.43

XYZ3.85, 3.14, 1.21

Decimal4925719

Web safe#333300

Pantone4625 C

Shades of dark brown

#462615 #412314 #3c2112 #361e11 #311b0f #2c180e #27150c #22120a #1d1009 #170d07

Tints of dark brown

#693920 #874a2a #a55a33 #c36b3c #cd825b #d69979 #dfb097 #e8c7b5 #f2ded3 #fbf5f1

Colors that go with dark brown

Complementary#17394b Analogous#4b171f Analogous#4b4317 Triadic#174b29 Triadic#29174b Split complementary#174b43 Split complementary#171f4b

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, 45, 69, 71.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #4b2917 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 45 69 71

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 45 67 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 #4b2917 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #4b2917; }
.text { color: #4b2917; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b2917; }

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 #4b2917 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #4b2917 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 #4b2917 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 #4b2917 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 #4b2917 are worked out. 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. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.