Dark brown

#4c3a1e

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 #4c3a1e, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#4c3a1e
RGB76, 58, 30
HSL37, 43%, 21%
HSV37, 61%, 30%
CMYK0%, 24%, 61%, 70%
Lab25.73, 4.0, 20.28
XYZ4.73, 4.66, 1.88
Decimal4995614
Web safe#333333
Pantone448 C
Pantone448 CHex#4c3a1eRgb76 58 30Cmyk0 24 61 70Lab26 4 20Darker#2c2111Deep#49381dLighter#7b6036

Shades of dark brown

Tints of dark brown

Colors that go with dark brown

Dark brown in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 24, 61, 70.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #4c3a1e on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 24 61 70
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 26 60 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 #4c3a1e straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #4c3a1e; }
.text { color: #4c3a1e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4c3a1e; }

How dark brown looks on light and dark

Dark brown and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #4c3a1e against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
10.87:1
AApass · AA largepass · AAApass
Textblack text on this color
1.93:1
AAfail · AA largefail · AAAfail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #4c3a1e 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 #4c3a1e 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 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 #4c3a1e 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

The figures for #4c3a1e come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.