Brown

#ae2a33

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 strong. 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 #ae2a33, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ae2a33

RGB174, 42, 51

HSL356, 61%, 42%

HSV356, 76%, 68%

CMYK0%, 76%, 71%, 32%

Lab39.4, 52.95, 27.73

XYZ18.88, 10.89, 4.24

Decimal11414067

Web safe#993333

Pantone187 C

Shades of brown

#9f262f #90232a #811f26 #721c21 #63181d #541419 #451114 #370d10 #280a0c #190607

Tints of brown

#c42f3a #d13f49 #d6555e #db6b73 #e18188 #e6989d #ebaeb2 #f1c4c7 #f6dadc #fcf1f1

Colors that go with brown

Complementary#2aaea5 Analogous#ae2a75 Analogous#ae632a Triadic#33ae2a Triadic#2a33ae Split complementary#2aae63 Split complementary#2a75ae

Brown in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 76, 71, 32.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ae2a33 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 76 71 32

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 74 69 38

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 #ae2a33 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ae2a33; }
.text { color: #ae2a33; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ae2a33; }

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 #ae2a33 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ae2a33 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 #ae2a33 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 #ae2a33 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 #ae2a33 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 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.