Brown

#a04049

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

This is Brown, a soft red sitting at 354 degrees on the wheel. 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 #a04049, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#a04049

RGB160, 64, 73

HSL354, 43%, 44%

HSV354, 60%, 63%

CMYK0%, 60%, 54%, 37%

Lab40.61, 40.63, 15.17

XYZ17.53, 11.62, 7.62

Decimal10502217

Web safe#993333

Pantone696 C

Shades of brown

#923a43 #84353c #772f36 #692a30 #5b2429 #4d1f23 #3f191d #311417 #240e10 #16090a

Tints of brown

#b34852 #bd5962 #c46c74 #cc7f87 #d49299 #dba6ab #e3b9bd #ebcccf #f2dfe1 #faf2f3

Colors that go with brown

Complementary#40a097 Analogous#a04079 Analogous#a06740 Triadic#49a040 Triadic#4049a0 Split complementary#40a067 Split complementary#4079a0

Brown in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 60, 54, 37.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #a04049 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 60 54 37

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 59 54 43

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 #a04049 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #a04049; }
.text { color: #a04049; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a04049; }

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 #a04049 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #a04049 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 #a04049 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 #a04049 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 #a04049 is computed, not guessed. 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.