Brown

#a32a2f

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

This is Brown, a strong red sitting at 358 degrees on the wheel. 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 #a32a2f, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#a32a2f

RGB163, 42, 47

HSL358, 59%, 40%

HSV358, 74%, 64%

CMYK0%, 74%, 71%, 36%

Lab37.2, 49.29, 27.04

XYZ16.45, 9.65, 3.68

Decimal10693167

Web safe#993333

Pantone1807 C

Shades of brown

#95262b #872327 #791f23 #6c1c1f #5e181b #501517 #421113 #340d0f #260a0b #180607

Tints of brown

#ba3036 #cc3a40 #d25156 #d8686c #de7f83 #e49599 #eaacaf #f0c3c5 #f5dadb #fbf1f1

Colors that go with brown

Complementary#2aa39e Analogous#a32a6b Analogous#a3622a Triadic#2fa32a Triadic#2a2fa3 Split complementary#2aa362 Split complementary#2a6ba3

Brown in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 74, 71, 36.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #a32a2f on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 74 71 36

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 72 69 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.

Brown in css

Copy #a32a2f straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #a32a2f; }
.text { color: #a32a2f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a32a2f; }

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 #a32a2f against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #a32a2f 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 #a32a2f 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 #a32a2f 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.

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How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #a32a2f are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.