Dark brown

#521b1f

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

This is Dark brown, a soft red sitting at 356 degrees on the wheel. Dark reds this rich suit wine, leather and luxury labels. It pairs naturally with muted greens across the wheel and with off white for breathing room.

Dark brown color values

Every conversion for #521b1f, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#521b1f
RGB82, 27, 31
HSL356, 50%, 21%
HSV356, 67%, 32%
CMYK0%, 67%, 62%, 68%
Lab18.7, 26.06, 10.88
XYZ4.12, 2.68, 1.6
Decimal5380895
Web safe#663333
Pantone504 C
Pantone504 CHex#521b1fRgb82 27 31Cmyk0 67 62 68Lab19 26 11Darker#2e0f11Lighter#833137

Shades of dark brown

#46171b#3a1316#2f0f12#290d0f#230b0d#1d0a0b#170809

Tints of dark brown

#6f242a#8c2e35#a83740#c2454e#cb6169#d57e85#de9ba0#e8b8bb#f1d5d7#fbf2f2

Colors that go with dark brown

Complementary#1b524eAnalogous#521b3aAnalogous#52321bTriadic#1f521bTriadic#1b1f52Split complementary#1b5233Split complementary#1b3b52

Dark 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, 67, 62, 68.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #521b1f on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 67 62 68
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 66 61 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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Dark brown in css

Copy #521b1f straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #521b1f; }
.text { color: #521b1f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #521b1f; }

How dark brown looks on light and dark

Dark brown and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #521b1f against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
13.68:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Textblack text on this color
1.54:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #521b1f 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 #521b1f 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 #521b1f 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

Here is how the numbers for #521b1f are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.