Dark brown

#552a10

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

Dark brown sits in the orange range, dark and strong. Oranges like this feel warm and approachable in branding. Teals and blues on the opposite side of the wheel give it contrast and warm browns keep it earthy.

Dark brown color values

Every conversion for #552a10, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#552a10
RGB85, 42, 16
HSL23, 68%, 20%
HSV23, 81%, 33%
CMYK0%, 51%, 81%, 67%
Lab22.39, 17.63, 25.1
XYZ4.67, 3.62, 0.94
Decimal5581328
Web safe#663300
Pantone1545 C
Pantone1545 CHex#552a10Rgb85 42 16Cmyk0 51 81 67Lab22 18 25Darker#34190aLighter#8b4921

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, 51, 81, 67.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #552a10 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 51 81 67
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 51 79 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 #552a10 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #552a10; }
.text { color: #552a10; }
.border { border: 2px solid #552a10; }

How dark brown looks on light and dark

Dark brown and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #552a10 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
1.72:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #552a10 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 #552a10 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 #552a10 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 #552a10 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.