Deep brown

#7e5e57

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. It pairs naturally with muted greens across the wheel and with off white for breathing room.

Deep brown color values

Every conversion for #7e5e57, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#7e5e57
RGB126, 94, 87
HSL11, 18%, 42%
HSV11, 31%, 49%
CMYK0%, 25%, 31%, 51%
Lab42.96, 11.97, 9.08
XYZ14.33, 13.13, 10.8
Decimal8281687
Web safe#666666
Pantone437 C
Pantone437 CHex#7e5e57Rgb126 94 87Cmyk0 25 31 51Lab43 12 9Darker#2a1f1dDeep#543e3aLighter#a1827c

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, 25, 31, 51.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #7e5e57 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 25 31 51
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 27 33 57
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 #7e5e57 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #7e5e57; }
.text { color: #7e5e57; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e5e57; }

How deep brown looks on light and dark

Deep brown and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #7e5e57 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
5.79:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
3.63:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #7e5e57 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 #7e5e57 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 #7e5e57 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 #7e5e57 is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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.