Deep brown

#5f4040

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

Deep brown lands in the red band, deep and muted. 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 #5f4040, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#5f4040
RGB95, 64, 64
HSL0, 19%, 31%
HSV0, 33%, 37%
CMYK0%, 33%, 33%, 63%
Lab30.57, 13.53, 5.45
XYZ7.48, 6.47, 5.71
Decimal6242368
Web safe#663333
Pantone438 C
Pantone438 CHex#5f4040Rgb95 64 64Cmyk0 33 33 63Lab31 14 5Darker#251919Deep#3d2929Lighter#875f5f

Shades of deep brown

Tints of deep brown

Colors that go with deep brown

Deep brown in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 33, 33, 63.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #5f4040 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 33 33 63
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 34 34 69
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 #5f4040 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #5f4040; }
.text { color: #5f4040; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f4040; }

How deep brown looks on light and dark

Deep brown and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #5f4040 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
9.15:1
AApass · AA largepass · AAApass
Textblack text on this color
2.29:1
AAfail · AA largefail · AAAfail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #5f4040 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 #5f4040 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 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 #5f4040 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

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

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How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #5f4040 is computed, not guessed. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.