Brown

#b6343f

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 355 degrees on the wheel. A mid red this confident is a natural for retail signage and calls to action. 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 #b6343f, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#b6343f

RGB182, 52, 63

HSL355, 56%, 46%

HSV355, 71%, 71%

CMYK0%, 71%, 65%, 29%

Lab42.4, 52.54, 24.43

XYZ21.42, 12.76, 6.04

Decimal11940927

Web safe#cc3333

Pantone703 C

Shades of brown

#a62f3a #962b34 #87262f #772229 #671d24 #57191e #471419 #371013 #280b0e #180708

Tints of brown

#c73c48 #cd505b #d3656e #d97981 #de8d94 #e4a1a6 #eab5b9 #f0c9cc #f5dddf #fbf1f2

Colors that go with brown

Complementary#34b6ab Analogous#b63480 Analogous#b66a34 Triadic#3fb634 Triadic#343fb6 Split complementary#34b66a Split complementary#3480b6

Brown in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 71, 65, 29.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #b6343f on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 71 65 29

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 69 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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Brown in css

Copy #b6343f straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #b6343f; }
.text { color: #b6343f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b6343f; }

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 #b6343f against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #b6343f 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 #b6343f 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 #b6343f 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 #b6343f 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.