Brown

#862e35

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

Brown is a deep red that reads weighty. 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.

Brown color values

Every conversion for #862e35, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#862e35

RGB134, 46, 53

HSL355, 49%, 35%

HSV355, 66%, 53%

CMYK0%, 66%, 60%, 47%

Lab32.43, 38.18, 16.09

XYZ11.45, 7.28, 4.17

Decimal8793653

Web safe#993333

Pantone202 C

Shades of brown

#7b2a31 #70262c #652328 #5a1f23 #4e1b1f #43171b #381316 #2d0f12 #220c0d #170809

Tints of brown

#9d363e #b43e47 #c34f58 #cb666e #d37e84 #db959a #e3acb0 #eac3c6 #f2dadc #faf2f2

Colors that go with brown

Complementary#2e867f Analogous#862e61 Analogous#86532e Triadic#35862e Triadic#2e3586 Split complementary#2e8653 Split complementary#2e6186

Brown in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 0, 66, 60, 47.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #862e35 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 66 60 47

Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 65 59 53

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.

Brown in css

Copy #862e35 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #862e35; }
.text { color: #862e35; }
.border { border: 2px solid #862e35; }

How brown looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Brown and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #862e35 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #862e35 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Brown on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #862e35 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around brown? Pull matching colors from any photo with thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn brown into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #862e35 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Arches Signature stripes Gem Shingles

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from brown, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #862e35 is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.