Deep brown

#5b4b4f

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

Deep brown is a deep red that reads weighty. Deep reds like this carry heritage and premium packaging well. Cool greens and deep navies calm it down, while warm creams let it stay the loudest thing on the page.

Deep brown color values

Every conversion for #5b4b4f, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#5b4b4f

RGB91, 75, 79

HSL345, 10%, 33%

HSV345, 18%, 36%

CMYK0%, 18%, 13%, 64%

Lab33.61, 7.49, 0.14

XYZ8.24, 7.82, 8.47

Decimal5983055

Web safe#663366

Pantone438 C

Shades of deep brown

#544549 #4c3f42 #45393c #3d3335 #362c2f #2e2628 #272022 #201a1b #181415 #110e0f

Tints of deep brown

#6d5a5f #7f686e #90787e #9f8a8f #ad9ca0 #bcaeb1 #cbc0c2 #d9d1d3 #e8e3e5 #f7f5f6

Colors that go with deep brown

Complementary#4b5b57 Analogous#5b4b57 Analogous#5b4f4b Triadic#4f5b4b Triadic#4b4f5b Split complementary#4b5b4f Split complementary#4b575b

Deep brown in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 18, 13, 64.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #5b4b4f on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 18 13 64

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 21 16 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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Deep brown in css

Copy #5b4b4f straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #5b4b4f; }
.text { color: #5b4b4f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b4b4f; }

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 #5b4b4f against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #5b4b4f against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Deep brown on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #5b4b4f 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 thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn deep brown into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #5b4b4f 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.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #5b4b4f are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.