Brown

#b4213f

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 weighty. 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 #b4213f, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#b4213f

RGB180, 33, 63

HSL348, 69%, 42%

HSV348, 82%, 71%

CMYK0%, 82%, 65%, 29%

Lab39.83, 58.04, 21.07

XYZ20.26, 11.15, 5.79

Decimal11804991

Web safe#cc3333

Pantone1935 C

Shades of brown

#a51e3a #951b34 #86192f #761629 #671324 #58101f #480d19 #390a14 #29080e #1a0509

Tints of brown

#cc2547 #da3355 #de4b69 #e2627c #e77a90 #eb92a4 #efa9b7 #f4c1cb #f8d8df #fcf0f2

Colors that go with brown

Complementary#21b496 Analogous#b42188 Analogous#b44d21 Triadic#3fb421 Triadic#213fb4 Split complementary#21b44d Split complementary#2188b4

Brown in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 82, 65, 29.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #b4213f on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 82 65 29

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 79 64 35

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 #b4213f straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #b4213f; }
.text { color: #b4213f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b4213f; }

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 #b4213f against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #b4213f 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 #b4213f 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 #b4213f 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 #b4213f are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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.