Deep brown

#4b2b23

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

Deep brown is a deep red that reads weighty. Deep reds like this carry heritage and premium packaging well. It pairs naturally with muted greens across the wheel and with off white for breathing room.

Deep brown color values

Every conversion for #4b2b23, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#4b2b23

RGB75, 43, 35

HSL12, 36%, 22%

HSV12, 53%, 29%

CMYK0%, 43%, 53%, 71%

Lab21.38, 13.81, 11.48

XYZ4.07, 3.34, 2.02

Decimal4926243

Web safe#333333

Pantone4695 C

Shades of deep brown

#462820 #40251e #3b221b #351f19 #301b16 #2b1814 #251511 #20120f #1a0f0c #150c0a

Tints of deep brown

#653a2f #7f493b #995847 #b06856 #bd8071 #c9978b #d5aea5 #e1c6bf #edddd9 #f9f4f3

Colors that go with deep brown

Complementary#23434b Analogous#4b232f Analogous#4b3f23 Triadic#234b2b Triadic#2b234b Split complementary#234b3f Split complementary#232f4b

Deep brown in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 43, 53, 71.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #4b2b23 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 43 53 71

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 44 53 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.

Deep brown in css

Copy #4b2b23 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #4b2b23; }
.text { color: #4b2b23; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b2b23; }

How deep brown looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Deep brown and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #4b2b23 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #4b2b23 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Deep brown on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #4b2b23 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around deep brown? Pull matching colors from any photo with thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn deep brown into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #4b2b23 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 deep brown, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #4b2b23 is computed, not guessed. 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.