Brown

#943423

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 strong. 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 #943423, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#943423
RGB148, 52, 35
HSL9, 62%, 36%
HSV9, 76%, 58%
CMYK0%, 65%, 76%, 42%
Lab35.74, 39.43, 31.77
XYZ13.74, 8.87, 2.58
Decimal9712675
Web safe#993333
Pantone484 C
Pantone484 CHex#943423Rgb148 52 35Cmyk0 65 76 42Lab36 39 32Darker#31110cDeep#5a2015Lighter#c64e39

Shades of brown

Tints of brown

Colors that go with brown

Brown in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 65, 76, 42.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #943423 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 65 76 42
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 64 74 48
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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Brown in css

Copy #943423 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #943423; }
.text { color: #943423; }
.border { border: 2px solid #943423; }

How brown looks on light and dark

Brown and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #943423 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
7.57:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Textblack text on this color
2.77:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #943423 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 #943423 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 #943423 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 #943423 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.