Deep brown

#6c262e

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

This is Deep brown, a soft red sitting at 353 degrees on the wheel. 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 #6c262e, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#6c262e
RGB108, 38, 46
HSL353, 48%, 29%
HSV353, 65%, 42%
CMYK0%, 65%, 57%, 58%
Lab26.07, 31.87, 11.36
XYZ7.37, 4.77, 3.12
Decimal7087662
Web safe#663333
Pantone505 C
Pantone505 CHex#6c262eRgb108 38 46Cmyk0 65 57 58Lab26 32 11Darker#2d1013Deep#4b1b20Lighter#9c3e49

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, 65, 57, 58.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #6c262e on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 65 57 58
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 64 56 64
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 #6c262e straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #6c262e; }
.text { color: #6c262e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c262e; }

How deep brown looks on light and dark

Deep brown and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #6c262e against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
10.75:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Textblack text on this color
1.95:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #6c262e 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 #6c262e 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 #6c262e 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

Here is how the numbers for #6c262e 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.