Brown

#a51b2e

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

Brown is a deep red that reads serious. 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 #a51b2e, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#a51b2e

RGB165, 27, 46

HSL352, 72%, 38%

HSV352, 84%, 65%

CMYK0%, 84%, 72%, 35%

Lab35.95, 54.46, 26.25

XYZ16.4, 8.98, 3.45

Decimal10820398

Web safe#993333

Pantone201 C

Shades of brown

#97192a #891626 #7b1422 #6e121f #60101b #520d17 #440b13 #36090f #28070b #1a0407

Tints of brown

#bf1f35 #d9233c #df3b52 #e35568 #e76f7f #ec8896 #f0a2ad #f4bcc4 #f8d6db #fcf0f1

Colors that go with brown

Complementary#1ba592 Analogous#a51b73 Analogous#a54d1b Triadic#2ea51b Triadic#1b2ea5 Split complementary#1ba54d Split complementary#1b73a5

Brown in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 84, 72, 35.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #a51b2e on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 84 72 35

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 81 70 41

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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Brown in css

Copy #a51b2e straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #a51b2e; }
.text { color: #a51b2e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a51b2e; }

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 #a51b2e against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #a51b2e against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Brown on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #a51b2e 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 thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn brown into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #a51b2e 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

The figures for #a51b2e come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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.