Brown

#8a0126

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

This is Brown, a vivid pink at 344 degrees. Pinks like this read soft and contemporary. It works with sage and olive for balance, or with cream for a gentle palette.

Brown color values

Every conversion for #8a0126, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#8a0126

RGB138, 1, 38

HSL344, 99%, 27%

HSV344, 99%, 54%

CMYK0%, 99%, 72%, 46%

Lab28.29, 51.6, 20.78

XYZ10.84, 5.56, 2.34

Decimal9044262

Web safe#990033

Pantone202 C

Shades of brown

#7f0123 #740120 #6a011d #5f011a #540117 #490114 #3f0011 #34000e #29000b #1e0008

Tints of brown

#ad0130 #d00239 #f30243 #fd1b58 #fe3e72 #fe618b #fe84a5 #fea7bf #ffcad8 #ffedf2

Colors that go with brown

Complementary#018a65 Analogous#8a016a Analogous#8a2101 Triadic#268a01 Triadic#01268a Split complementary#018a21 Split complementary#016a8a

Brown in print

The saturation is high, which is where rgb and cmyk drift apart, so a printed proof is worth it. The cmyk build is 0, 99, 72, 46.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #8a0126 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 99 72 46

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 95 70 52

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color is saturated enough to sit near the edge of cmyk gamut, so expect a small drop in punch on paper and proof it before a long run.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Brown in css

Copy #8a0126 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #8a0126; }
.text { color: #8a0126; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a0126; }

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 #8a0126 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #8a0126 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Brown on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #8a0126 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 the color palette generator, or check a design for print with the rgb to cmyk converter.

Turn brown into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #8a0126 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 #8a0126 is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.