Brown

#af283f

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

This is Brown, a strong red sitting at 350 degrees on the wheel. 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 #af283f, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#af283f

RGB175, 40, 63

HSL350, 63%, 42%

HSV350, 77%, 69%

CMYK0%, 77%, 64%, 31%

Lab39.56, 54.56, 20.53

XYZ19.34, 10.99, 5.8

Decimal11479103

Web safe#993333

Pantone201 C

Shades of brown

#a0253a #912134 #821e2f #731a29 #641724 #55131f #461019 #370d14 #28090e #190609

Tints of brown

#c62d47 #d23c56 #d85369 #dd697d #e28090 #e796a4 #ecadb8 #f1c3cb #f7dadf #fcf0f2

Colors that go with brown

Complementary#28af98 Analogous#af2882 Analogous#af5428 Triadic#3faf28 Triadic#283faf Split complementary#28af54 Split complementary#2882af

Brown in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 77, 64, 31.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #af283f on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 77 64 31

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 75 63 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 #af283f straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #af283f; }
.text { color: #af283f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #af283f; }

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 #af283f against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #af283f 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 #af283f 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 #af283f 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 #af283f are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.