Dark brown

#2b1f0b

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

This is Dark brown, a strong orange at 37 degrees. Oranges like this feel warm and approachable in branding. It sits well next to deep blues for contrast, or soft tans for a grounded palette.

Dark brown color values

Every conversion for #2b1f0b, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#2b1f0b
RGB43, 31, 11
HSL38, 59%, 11%
HSV38, 74%, 17%
CMYK0%, 28%, 74%, 83%
Lab12.72, 2.91, 14.38
XYZ1.55, 1.52, 0.53
Decimal2825995
Web safe#333300
Pantone412 C
Pantone412 CHex#2b1f0bRgb43 31 11Cmyk0 28 74 83Lab13 3 14Darker#2b1f0bDeep#2b1f0bLighter#60471d

Shades of dark brown

Tints of dark brown

Colors that go with dark brown

Dark brown in print

It sits near the bottom of the tone range, where dark colors gain a touch of weight on press. The cmyk build is 0, 28, 74, 83.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #2b1f0b on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 28 74 83
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 30 72 89
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.

Dark brown in css

Copy #2b1f0b straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #2b1f0b; }
.text { color: #2b1f0b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2b1f0b; }

How dark brown looks on light and dark

Dark brown and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #2b1f0b against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
16.11:1
AApass · AA largepass · AAApass
Textblack text on this color
1.30:1
AAfail · AA largefail · AAAfail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #2b1f0b against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Dark brown on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #2b1f0b 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 dark brown? Pull matching colors from any photo with thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn dark brown into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #2b1f0b and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

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

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How we calculate these values

The figures for #2b1f0b come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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.