Dark brown

#4c361d

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 32 degrees. Oranges like this feel warm and approachable in branding. It sits well next to deep blues for contrast, or soft tans for a grounded palette.

Dark brown color values

Every conversion for #4c361d, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#4c361d

RGB76, 54, 29

HSL32, 45%, 21%

HSV32, 62%, 30%

CMYK0%, 29%, 62%, 70%

Lab24.52, 6.49, 19.43

XYZ4.52, 4.26, 1.75

Decimal4994589

Web safe#333333

Pantone476 C

Shades of dark brown

#47321b #412e19 #3c2b17 #362715 #312313 #2c1f11 #261b0f #21170d #1c140b #161008

Tints of dark brown

#684a28 #845e32 #a0723d #ba864a #c59866 #cfab82 #dabe9e #e5d1ba #efe4d6 #faf6f2

Colors that go with dark brown

Complementary#1d334c Analogous#4c1e1d Analogous#4b4c1d Triadic#1d4c36 Triadic#361d4c Split complementary#1d4a4c Split complementary#1f1d4c

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, 29, 62, 70.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #4c361d on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 29 62 70

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 31 61 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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Dark brown in css

Copy #4c361d straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #4c361d; }
.text { color: #4c361d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4c361d; }

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 #4c361d against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #4c361d 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 #4c361d 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 #4c361d 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

The figures for #4c361d come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.