Brown

#a61240

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

Brown is a deep pink, rich and easy to pair. Pinks like this read soft and contemporary. It works with sage and olive for balance, or with cream for a gentle palette.

Brown color values

Every conversion for #a61240, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#a61240

RGB166, 18, 64

HSL341, 80%, 36%

HSV341, 89%, 65%

CMYK0%, 89%, 61%, 35%

Lab35.81, 57.66, 14.59

XYZ16.87, 8.91, 5.68

Decimal10883648

Web safe#990033

Pantone215 C

Shades of brown

#98103b #8a0f35 #7c0d30 #6f0c2b #610a25 #530920 #45071b #370615 #290410 #1c030b

Tints of brown

#c2154b #de1855 #e82c67 #eb487b #ee648f #f180a3 #f49bb7 #f7b7cb #fad3df #fdeff3

Colors that go with brown

Complementary#12a678 Analogous#a6128a Analogous#a62e12 Triadic#40a612 Triadic#1240a6 Split complementary#12a62e Split complementary#128aa6

Brown in print

It is saturated enough that the cmyk build can shift slightly from screen to press, so proof it. The cmyk build is 0, 89, 61, 35.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #a61240 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 89 61 35

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 86 60 41

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color is saturated enough to sit near the edge of cmyk gamut, so expect a small drop in punch on paper and proof it before a long run.

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 #a61240 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #a61240; }
.text { color: #a61240; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a61240; }

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 #a61240 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #a61240 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 #a61240 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 #a61240 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

Every value on this page for #a61240 is computed, not guessed. 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.