Brown

#93042d

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

Brown is a deep pink, weighty and easy to pair. 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 #93042d, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#93042d
RGB147, 4, 45
HSL343, 95%, 30%
HSV343, 97%, 58%
CMYK0%, 97%, 69%, 42%
Lab30.59, 53.78, 19.44
XYZ12.55, 6.48, 3.07
Decimal9634861
Web safe#990033
Pantone1955 C
Pantone1955 CHex#93042dRgb147 4 45Cmyk0 97 69 42Lab31 54 19Darker#3c0212Deep#63031eLighter#ce1047

Shades of brown

Tints of brown

Colors that go with brown

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, 97, 69, 42.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #93042d on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 97 69 42
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 93 67 48
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 #93042d straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #93042d; }
.text { color: #93042d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #93042d; }

How brown looks on light and dark

Brown and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #93042d against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
9.15:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Textblack text on this color
2.30:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #93042d 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 #93042d 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 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 #93042d 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.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #93042d is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.