Brown

#bb2f3a

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

Brown lands in the red band, mid and strong. A mid red this confident is a natural for retail signage and calls to action. It pairs naturally with muted greens across the wheel and with off white for breathing room.

Brown color values

Every conversion for #bb2f3a, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bb2f3a
RGB187, 47, 58
HSL355, 60%, 46%
HSV355, 75%, 73%
CMYK0%, 75%, 69%, 27%
Lab42.62, 55.6, 27.95
XYZ22.27, 12.9, 5.32
Decimal12267322
Web safe#cc3333
Pantone200 C
Pantone200 CHex#bb2f3aRgb187 47 58Cmyk0 75 69 27Lab43 56 28Darker#491217Deep#822128Lighter#d0626a

Shades of brown

Tints of brown

Colors that go with brown

Brown in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 75, 69, 27.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bb2f3a on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 75 69 27
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 73 67 33
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 #bb2f3a straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bb2f3a; }
.text { color: #bb2f3a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bb2f3a; }

How brown looks on light and dark

Brown and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #bb2f3a against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
5.86:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
3.58:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bb2f3a 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 #bb2f3a sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness 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 #bb2f3a and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

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 #bb2f3a is computed, not guessed. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.