Deep brown

#4e2c2f

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

Deep brown lands in the red band, deep and muted. 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 #4e2c2f, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#4e2c2f
RGB78, 44, 47
HSL355, 28%, 24%
HSV355, 44%, 31%
CMYK0%, 44%, 40%, 69%
Lab22.4, 16.13, 4.81
XYZ4.56, 3.63, 3.15
Decimal5123119
Web safe#663333
Pantone497 C
Pantone497 CHex#4e2c2fRgb78 44 47Cmyk0 44 40 69Lab22 16 5Darker#271618Deep#412527Lighter#79484d

Shades of deep brown

Tints of deep brown

Colors that go with deep brown

Deep 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, 44, 40, 69.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #4e2c2f on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 44 40 69
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 44 41 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.

Deep brown in css

Copy #4e2c2f straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #4e2c2f; }
.text { color: #4e2c2f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e2c2f; }

How deep brown looks on light and dark

Deep brown and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #4e2c2f against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
12.17:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Textblack text on this color
1.73:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #4e2c2f against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Deep brown on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #4e2c2f 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 deep 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 deep brown into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #4e2c2f and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from deep brown, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #4e2c2f are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.