Dark brown

#4e1414

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

This is Dark brown, a strong red sitting at 0 degrees on the wheel. Dark reds this rich suit wine, leather and luxury labels. Cool greens and deep navies calm it down, while warm creams let it stay the loudest thing on the page.

Dark brown color values

Every conversion for #4e1414, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#4e1414
RGB78, 20, 20
HSL0, 59%, 19%
HSV0, 74%, 31%
CMYK0%, 74%, 74%, 69%
Lab16.36, 27.16, 15.4
XYZ3.52, 2.17, 0.9
Decimal5116948
Web safe#660000
Pantone490 C
Pantone490 CHex#4e1414Rgb78 20 20Cmyk0 74 74 69Lab16 27 15Darker#310c0cLighter#822828

Shades of dark brown

Tints of dark brown

Colors that go with dark brown

Dark brown in print

It sits near the bottom of the tone range, where dark colors gain a touch of weight on press. The cmyk build is 0, 74, 74, 69.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #4e1414 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 74 74 69
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 72 72 75
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 #4e1414 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #4e1414; }
.text { color: #4e1414; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e1414; }

How dark brown looks on light and dark

Dark brown and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #4e1414 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
14.64:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Textblack text on this color
1.43:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #4e1414 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 #4e1414 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 #4e1414 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 #4e1414 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.