Dark brown

#511922

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

Dark brown lands in the red band, dark and soft. 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 #511922, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#511922
RGB81, 25, 34
HSL350, 53%, 21%
HSV350, 69%, 32%
CMYK0%, 69%, 58%, 68%
Lab18.19, 26.98, 8.04
XYZ4.03, 2.56, 1.8
Decimal5314850
Web safe#660033
Pantone504 C
Pantone504 CHex#511922Rgb81 25 34Cmyk0 69 58 68Lab18 27 8Darker#2f0e14Deep#4e1821Lighter#832f3c

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, 69, 58, 68.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #511922 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 69 58 68
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 67 57 74
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 #511922 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #511922; }
.text { color: #511922; }
.border { border: 2px solid #511922; }

How dark brown looks on light and dark

Dark brown and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #511922 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
13.89:1
AApass · AA largepass · AAApass
Textblack text on this color
1.51:1
AAfail · AA largefail · AAAfail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #511922 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 #511922 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 #511922 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 #511922 is computed, not guessed. 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.