Brown

#900f26

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

Brown lands in the red band, deep and vivid. 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 #900f26, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#900f26
RGB144, 15, 38
HSL349, 81%, 31%
HSV349, 90%, 56%
CMYK0%, 90%, 74%, 44%
Lab30.43, 50.87, 23.68
XYZ12.02, 6.41, 2.44
Decimal9441062
Web safe#990033
Pantone202 C
Pantone202 CHex#900f26Rgb144 15 38Cmyk0 90 74 44Lab30 51 24Darker#37060fDeep#5c0a18Lighter#c71f3d

Shades of brown

Tints of brown

Colors that go with brown

Brown in print

A color this vivid sometimes sits just outside cmyk gamut, so expect a small dip in punch on paper. The cmyk build is 0, 90, 74, 44.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #900f26 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 90 74 44
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 87 72 50
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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Brown in css

Copy #900f26 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #900f26; }
.text { color: #900f26; }
.border { border: 2px solid #900f26; }

How brown looks on light and dark

Brown and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #900f26 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
9.20:1
AApass · AA largepass · AAApass
Textblack text on this color
2.28:1
AAfail · AA largefail · AAAfail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #900f26 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 #900f26 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 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 #900f26 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

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

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How we calculate these values

The figures for #900f26 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.