Brown

#9b0021

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 rich. 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 #9b0021, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#9b0021

RGB155, 0, 33

HSL347, 100%, 30%

HSV347, 100%, 61%

CMYK0%, 100%, 79%, 39%

Lab31.98, 55.91, 29.28

XYZ13.79, 7.08, 2.08

Decimal10158113

Web safe#990033

Pantone704 C

Shades of brown

#8f001e #82001c #760019 #690016 #5d0014 #500011 #44000e #37000c #2b0009 #1f0007

Tints of brown

#bd0028 #de002f #ff0137 #ff2352 #ff456c #ff6687 #ff88a1 #ffaabc #ffcbd6 #ffedf1

Colors that go with brown

Complementary#009b7a Analogous#9b006e Analogous#9b2c00 Triadic#219b00 Triadic#00219b Split complementary#009b2c Split complementary#006e9b

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, 100, 79, 39.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #9b0021 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 100 79 39

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 96 77 45

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 #9b0021 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #9b0021; }
.text { color: #9b0021; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9b0021; }

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 #9b0021 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #9b0021 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 #9b0021 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 #9b0021 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

The figures for #9b0021 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.