Deep brown

#5b141f

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

This is Deep brown, a strong red sitting at 351 degrees on the wheel. Deep reds like this carry heritage and premium packaging well. It pairs naturally with muted greens across the wheel and with off white for breathing room.

Deep brown color values

Every conversion for #5b141f, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#5b141f

RGB91, 20, 31

HSL351, 64%, 22%

HSV351, 78%, 36%

CMYK0%, 78%, 66%, 64%

Lab19.32, 32.72, 12.04

XYZ4.81, 2.82, 1.59

Decimal5968927

Web safe#660033

Pantone505 C

Shades of deep brown

#54131d #471018 #3a0d14 #330b12 #2d0a0f #26080d #20070b #190609

Tints of deep brown

#7a1b2a #992234 #b9293f #d3354d #d95469 #e07384 #e793a0 #eeb2bb #f5d1d7 #fcf0f2

Colors that go with deep brown

Complementary#145b50 Analogous#5b1443 Analogous#5b2c14 Triadic#1f5b14 Triadic#141f5b Split complementary#145b2c Split complementary#14435b

Deep brown in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 78, 66, 64.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #5b141f on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 78 66 64

Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 76 65 70

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.

Deep brown in css

Copy #5b141f straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #5b141f; }
.text { color: #5b141f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b141f; }

How deep brown looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Deep brown and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #5b141f against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #5b141f against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Deep brown on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #5b141f sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around deep 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 deep brown into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #5b141f and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Arches Signature stripes Gem Shingles

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from deep brown, free and print ready.

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How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #5b141f are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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.