Brown

#aa0821

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

This is Brown, a vivid red sitting at 351 degrees on the wheel. Deep reds like this carry heritage and premium packaging well. It pairs naturally with muted greens across the wheel and with off white for breathing room.

Brown color values

Every conversion for #aa0821, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#aa0821

RGB170, 8, 33

HSL351, 91%, 35%

HSV351, 95%, 67%

CMYK0%, 95%, 81%, 33%

Lab35.65, 58.73, 34.17

XYZ16.94, 8.83, 2.25

Decimal11143201

Web safe#990033

Pantone187 C

Shades of brown

#9c071e #8e071c #800619 #720516 #640513 #560411 #47030e #39030b #2b0208 #1d0106

Tints of brown

#c80927 #e60b2d #f41c3d #f63a57 #f75871 #f9768a #fa94a4 #fbb2bd #fdd0d7 #feeef0

Colors that go with brown

Complementary#08aa91 Analogous#aa0872 Analogous#aa4008 Triadic#21aa08 Triadic#0821aa Split complementary#08aa40 Split complementary#0872aa

Brown in print

The saturation is high, which is where rgb and cmyk drift apart, so a printed proof is worth it. The cmyk build is 0, 95, 81, 33.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #aa0821 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 95 81 33

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 91 79 39

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 #aa0821 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #aa0821; }
.text { color: #aa0821; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa0821; }

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 #aa0821 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #aa0821 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 #aa0821 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 #aa0821 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

Here is how the numbers for #aa0821 are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.