Brown

#8d002e

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 340 degrees. Pinks like this read soft and contemporary. Deep greens and teals opposite it give contrast and warm neutrals keep it soft.

Brown color values

Every conversion for #8d002e, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#8d002e

RGB141, 0, 46

HSL340, 100%, 28%

HSV340, 100%, 55%

CMYK0%, 100%, 67%, 45%

Lab29.06, 52.93, 16.54

XYZ11.48, 5.86, 3.11

Decimal9240622

Web safe#990033

Pantone1955 C

Shades of brown

#82002a #770027 #6c0023 #610020 #56001c #4b0018 #400015 #350011 #2a000e #1f000a

Tints of brown

#b00039 #d30045 #f60050 #ff1a65 #ff3e7d #ff6194 #ff84ac #ffa7c4 #ffcadb #ffedf3

Colors that go with brown

Complementary#008d5f Analogous#8d0075 Analogous#8d1800 Triadic#2e8d00 Triadic#002e8d Split complementary#008d19 Split complementary#00758d

Brown in print

It is saturated enough that the cmyk build can shift slightly from screen to press, so proof it. The cmyk build is 0, 100, 67, 45.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #8d002e on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 100 67 45

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 96 66 51

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 #8d002e straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #8d002e; }
.text { color: #8d002e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d002e; }

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 #8d002e against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #8d002e 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 #8d002e 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 #8d002e 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

Here is how the numbers for #8d002e are worked out. 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.