Deep brown

#6d511e

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

Deep brown sits in the orange range, deep and strong. Oranges like this feel warm and approachable in branding. Teals and blues on the opposite side of the wheel give it contrast and warm browns keep it earthy.

Deep brown color values

Every conversion for #6d511e, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#6d511e
RGB109, 81, 30
HSL39, 57%, 27%
HSV39, 72%, 43%
CMYK0%, 26%, 72%, 57%
Lab36.42, 5.94, 33.46
XYZ9.48, 9.23, 2.51
Decimal7164190
Web safe#666633
Pantone463 C
Pantone463 CHex#6d511eRgb109 81 30Cmyk0 26 72 57Lab36 6 33Darker#30240dDeep#503b16Lighter#9f7933

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, 26, 72, 57.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #6d511e on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 26 72 57
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 28 70 63
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 #6d511e straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #6d511e; }
.text { color: #6d511e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d511e; }

How deep brown looks on light and dark

Deep brown and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #6d511e against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
7.38:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Textblack text on this color
2.85:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #6d511e 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 #6d511e 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 #6d511e 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

The figures for #6d511e come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.