Dark brown

#502f13

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 orange at 28 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 #502f13, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#502f13
RGB80, 47, 19
HSL28, 62%, 19%
HSV28, 76%, 31%
CMYK0%, 41%, 76%, 69%
Lab22.95, 12.22, 23.75
XYZ4.44, 3.79, 1.11
Decimal5254931
Web safe#663300
Pantone1545 C
Pantone1545 CHex#502f13Rgb80 47 19Cmyk0 41 76 69Lab23 12 24Darker#311d0cLighter#845126

Shades of dark brown

Tints of dark brown

Colors that go with dark brown

Dark brown in print

At this depth the ink coverage is heavy, worth a proof before a long run. The cmyk build is 0, 41, 76, 69.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #502f13 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 41 76 69
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 42 74 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 #502f13 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #502f13; }
.text { color: #502f13; }
.border { border: 2px solid #502f13; }

How dark brown looks on light and dark

Dark brown and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #502f13 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
11.95:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Textblack text on this color
1.76:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #502f13 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 #502f13 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 #502f13 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.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #502f13 are worked out. 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.