Rosy brown

#a2837d

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

Rosy brown lands in the red band, mid and muted. A mid red this confident is a natural for retail signage and calls to action. It pairs naturally with muted greens across the wheel and with off white for breathing room.

Rosy brown color values

Every conversion for #a2837d, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#a2837d
RGB162, 131, 125
HSL10, 17%, 56%
HSV10, 23%, 64%
CMYK0%, 19%, 23%, 36%
Lab57.46, 10.91, 7.72
XYZ26.72, 25.39, 22.9
Decimal10650493
Web safe#999966
Pantone437 C
Pantone437 CHex#a2837dRgb162 131 125Cmyk0 19 23 36Lab57 11 8Darker#54403cDeep#7e605aLighter#bfaca8

Shades of rosy brown

Tints of rosy brown

Colors that go with rosy brown

Rosy brown in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 0, 19, 23, 36.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #a2837d on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 19 23 36
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 21 25 42
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.

Rosy brown in css

Copy #a2837d straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #a2837d; }
.text { color: #a2837d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a2837d; }

How rosy brown looks on light and dark

Rosy brown and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #a2837d against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
3.45:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
6.08:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #a2837d against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Rosy brown on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #a2837d 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 rosy 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 rosy brown into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #a2837d and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from rosy brown, free and print ready.

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How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #a2837d is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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.