Brown

#a3393f

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

Brown lands in the red band, deep and soft. 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 #a3393f, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#a3393f
RGB163, 57, 63
HSL357, 48%, 43%
HSV357, 65%, 64%
CMYK0%, 65%, 61%, 36%
Lab39.7, 44.17, 20.27
XYZ17.46, 11.07, 5.92
Decimal10697023
Web safe#993333
Pantone1807 C
Pantone1807 CHex#a3393fRgb163 57 63Cmyk0 65 61 36Lab40 44 20Darker#391416Deep#6e272bLighter#c16268

Shades of brown

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Colors that go with brown

Brown in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 65, 61, 36.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #a3393f on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 65 61 36
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 64 60 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 #a3393f straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #a3393f; }
.text { color: #a3393f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a3393f; }

How brown looks on light and dark

Brown and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #a3393f against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
6.53:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
3.21:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #a3393f 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 #a3393f 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 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 #a3393f and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

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

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How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #a3393f is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.