Brown

#8d3021

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. Cool greens and deep navies calm it down, while warm creams let it stay the loudest thing on the page.

Brown color values

Every conversion for #8d3021, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#8d3021

RGB141, 48, 33

HSL8, 62%, 34%

HSV8, 77%, 55%

CMYK0%, 66%, 77%, 45%

Lab33.75, 38.6, 30.39

XYZ12.32, 7.89, 2.31

Decimal9252897

Web safe#993333

Pantone484 C

Shades of brown

#812c1e #76281c #6a2419 #5f2016 #531c13 #471811 #3c140e #30100b #240c09 #190806

Tints of brown

#a73927 #c1422d #d1513c #d76856 #dd7f70 #e39689 #eaada3 #f0c4bd #f6dbd7 #fcf2f1

Colors that go with brown

Complementary#217e8d Analogous#8d2148 Analogous#8d6621 Triadic#218d30 Triadic#30218d Split complementary#218d66 Split complementary#21488d

Brown in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 66, 77, 45.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #8d3021 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 66 77 45

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 65 75 51

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 #8d3021 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #8d3021; }
.text { color: #8d3021; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d3021; }

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 #8d3021 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #8d3021 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 #8d3021 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 #8d3021 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 #8d3021 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.