Deep brown

#815656

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 #815656, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#815656
RGB129, 86, 86
HSL0, 20%, 42%
HSV0, 33%, 51%
CMYK0%, 33%, 33%, 49%
Lab41.21, 17.86, 7.27
XYZ14.06, 11.99, 10.38
Decimal8476246
Web safe#996666
Pantone4985 C
Pantone4985 CHex#815656Rgb129 86 86Cmyk0 33 33 49Lab41 18 7Darker#2b1d1dDeep#563939Lighter#a37b7b

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, 33, 33, 49.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #815656 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 33 33 49
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 34 34 55
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 #815656 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #815656; }
.text { color: #815656; }
.border { border: 2px solid #815656; }

How deep brown looks on light and dark

Deep brown and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #815656 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
6.18:1
AApass · AA largepass · AAAfail
Textblack text on this color
3.40:1
AAfail · AA largepass · AAAfail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #815656 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 #815656 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 #815656 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 #815656 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 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. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.