Dark brown

#4c331f

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

Dark brown sits in the orange range, dark and soft. 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 #4c331f, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#4c331f
RGB76, 51, 31
HSL27, 42%, 21%
HSV27, 59%, 30%
CMYK0%, 33%, 59%, 70%
Lab23.68, 8.65, 17.13
XYZ4.41, 4.0, 1.84
Decimal4993823
Web safe#333333
Pantone476 C
Pantone476 CHex#4c331fRgb76 51 31Cmyk0 33 59 70Lab24 9 17Darker#2b1d12Lighter#7b5537

Shades of dark brown

Tints of dark brown

Colors that go with dark brown

Dark brown in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 0, 33, 59, 70.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #4c331f on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 33 59 70
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 34 58 76
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 #4c331f straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #4c331f; }
.text { color: #4c331f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4c331f; }

How dark brown looks on light and dark

Dark brown and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #4c331f against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
11.66:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Textblack text on this color
1.80:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #4c331f 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 #4c331f 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 #4c331f 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

Every value on this page for #4c331f is computed, not guessed. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.