Deep brown

#65252a

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 soft. 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 #65252a, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#65252a
RGB101, 37, 42
HSL355, 46%, 27%
HSV355, 63%, 40%
CMYK0%, 63%, 58%, 60%
Lab24.5, 29.32, 11.71
XYZ6.45, 4.26, 2.67
Decimal6628650
Web safe#663333
Pantone505 C
Pantone505 CHex#65252aRgb101 37 42Cmyk0 63 58 60Lab25 29 12Darker#2d1013Deep#4b1b1fLighter#943d44

Shades of deep brown

Tints of deep brown

Colors that go with deep brown

Deep brown in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 63, 58, 60.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #65252a on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 63 58 60
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 62 57 66
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 #65252a straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #65252a; }
.text { color: #65252a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #65252a; }

How deep brown looks on light and dark

Deep brown and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #65252a against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
11.34:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Textblack text on this color
1.85:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #65252a 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 #65252a 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 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 #65252a 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.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #65252a is computed, not guessed. 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.