Dark brown

#55121f

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 strong. 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 #55121f, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#55121f
RGB85, 18, 31
HSL348, 65%, 20%
HSV348, 79%, 33%
CMYK0%, 79%, 64%, 67%
Lab17.75, 31.44, 9.72
XYZ4.21, 2.46, 1.55
Decimal5575199
Web safe#660033
Pantone504 C
Pantone504 CHex#55121fRgb85 18 31Cmyk0 79 64 67Lab18 31 10Darker#330b12Lighter#8a2438

Shades of dark brown

Tints of dark brown

Colors that go with dark brown

Dark brown in print

It runs deep in print, so a rich black build underneath keeps it from looking flat. The cmyk build is 0, 79, 64, 67.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #55121f on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 79 64 67
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 77 63 73
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 #55121f straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #55121f; }
.text { color: #55121f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #55121f; }

How dark brown looks on light and dark

Dark brown and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #55121f against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
14.07:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Textblack text on this color
1.49:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #55121f 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 #55121f 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 #55121f 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 #55121f is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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.