Brown

#b00a2b

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

Brown is a deep red that reads rich. 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 #b00a2b, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#b00a2b

RGB176, 10, 43

HSL348, 89%, 36%

HSV348, 94%, 69%

CMYK0%, 94%, 76%, 31%

Lab37.15, 60.39, 30.12

XYZ18.45, 9.62, 3.17

Decimal11536939

Web safe#990033

Pantone187 C

Shades of brown

#a10927 #930824 #840720 #75071d #660619 #580515 #490412 #3a030e #2c020b #1d0207

Tints of brown

#cd0c32 #ea0d39 #f3234d #f44064 #f65d7c #f77a93 #f997ab #fbb4c2 #fcd1da #feeef1

Colors that go with brown

Complementary#0ab08f Analogous#b00a7e Analogous#b03c0a Triadic#2bb00a Triadic#0a2bb0 Split complementary#0ab03c Split complementary#0a7eb0

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, 94, 76, 31.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #b00a2b on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 94 76 31

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 90 74 37

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 #b00a2b straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #b00a2b; }
.text { color: #b00a2b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b00a2b; }

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 #b00a2b against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #b00a2b 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 #b00a2b 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 #b00a2b 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

Every value on this page for #b00a2b is computed, not guessed. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.