Brown

#af2149

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

This is Brown, a strong pink at 343 degrees. 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 #af2149, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#af2149

RGB175, 33, 73

HSL343, 68%, 41%

HSV343, 81%, 69%

CMYK0%, 81%, 58%, 31%

Lab39.04, 57.28, 13.5

XYZ19.43, 10.68, 7.34

Decimal11477321

Web safe#993333

Pantone215 C

Shades of brown

#a01e43 #911b3d #821936 #731630 #64132a #551024 #470d1d #380a17 #290811 #1a050b

Tints of brown

#c72653 #d83160 #dd4972 #e16185 #e67897 #ea90aa #efa8bc #f3c0cf #f8d8e1 #fcf0f3

Colors that go with brown

Complementary#21af87 Analogous#af2190 Analogous#af4021 Triadic#49af21 Triadic#2149af Split complementary#21af40 Split complementary#2190af

Brown in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 81, 58, 31.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #af2149 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 81 58 31

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 79 57 37

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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Brown in css

Copy #af2149 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #af2149; }
.text { color: #af2149; }
.border { border: 2px solid #af2149; }

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 #af2149 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #af2149 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 #af2149 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 #af2149 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 #af2149 are worked out. 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.