Brown

Brown color values

Every conversion for #a42b4e, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Shades of brown

Tints of brown

Colors that go with brown

Brown in print

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #a42b4e on both.

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 #a42b4e straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #a42b4e; }
.text { color: #a42b4e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a42b4e; }

How brown looks on light and dark

Brown and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #a42b4e against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #a42b4e 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 #a42b4e sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

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 #a42b4e and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

How we calculate these values