Brown

#a70225

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 vivid. 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 #a70225, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#a70225
RGB167, 2, 37
HSL347, 98%, 33%
HSV347, 99%, 65%
CMYK0%, 99%, 78%, 35%
Lab34.79, 58.84, 30.63
XYZ16.29, 8.39, 2.51
Decimal10945061
Web safe#990033
Pantone187 C
Pantone187 CHex#a70225Rgb167 2 37Cmyk0 99 78 35Lab35 59 31Darker#3c010dDeep#650116Lighter#e20f3b

Shades of brown

Tints of brown

Colors that go with brown

Brown in print

A color this vivid sometimes sits just outside cmyk gamut, so expect a small dip in punch on paper. The cmyk build is 0, 99, 78, 35.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #a70225 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 99 78 35
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 95 76 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 #a70225 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #a70225; }
.text { color: #a70225; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a70225; }

How brown looks on light and dark

Brown and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #a70225 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
7.84:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Textblack text on this color
2.68:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #a70225 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 #a70225 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 #a70225 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 #a70225 is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.