Rosy brown

#dc9d9f

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

Rosy brown is a light red that reads soft. Light reds like this land in beauty, food and lifestyle branding. It pairs naturally with muted greens across the wheel and with off white for breathing room.

Rosy brown color values

Every conversion for #dc9d9f, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#dc9d9f
RGB220, 157, 159
HSL358, 47%, 74%
HSV358, 29%, 86%
CMYK0%, 29%, 28%, 14%
Lab70.76, 23.76, 8.33
XYZ47.83, 41.83, 38.35
Decimal14458271
Web safe#cc9999
Pantone693 C
Pantone693 CHex#dc9d9fRgb220 157 159Cmyk0 29 28 14Lab71 24 8Darker#ad3e41Deep#c9686bLighter#edd3d4

Shades of rosy brown

Tints of rosy brown

Colors that go with rosy brown

Rosy brown in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 29, 28, 14.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #dc9d9f on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 29 28 14
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 31 30 20
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.

Rosy brown in css

Copy #dc9d9f straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #dc9d9f; }
.text { color: #dc9d9f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dc9d9f; }

How rosy brown looks on light and dark

Rosy brown and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #dc9d9f against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
2.24:1
AAfail · AA largefail · AAAfail
Textblack text on this color
9.37:1
AApass · AA largepass · AAApass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #dc9d9f against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Rosy brown on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #dc9d9f 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 rosy brown? Pull matching colors from any photo with thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn rosy brown into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #dc9d9f and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from rosy brown, free and print ready.

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How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #dc9d9f is computed, not guessed. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.