Brown

#9b223e

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. 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 #9b223e, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#9b223e

RGB155, 34, 62

HSL346, 64%, 37%

HSV346, 78%, 61%

CMYK0%, 78%, 60%, 39%

Lab34.92, 50.46, 14.31

XYZ14.96, 8.46, 5.4

Decimal10166846

Web safe#993333

Pantone1955 C

Shades of brown

#8e1f39 #811c34 #74192e #671729 #5a1424 #4d111f #400e1a #330b14 #26080f #19060a

Tints of brown

#b42748 #cd2d52 #d64264 #db5b79 #e1748d #e68da2 #eba6b6 #f1bfca #f6d7df #fcf0f3

Colors that go with brown

Complementary#229b7f Analogous#9b227b Analogous#9b4222 Triadic#3e9b22 Triadic#223e9b Split complementary#229b42 Split complementary#227b9b

Brown in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 78, 60, 39.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #9b223e on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 78 60 39

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 76 59 45

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 #9b223e straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #9b223e; }
.text { color: #9b223e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9b223e; }

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 #9b223e against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #9b223e 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 #9b223e 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 #9b223e 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 #9b223e is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.