Dark brown

#381c19

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

This is Dark brown, a soft red sitting at 6 degrees on the wheel. Dark reds this rich suit wine, leather and luxury labels. It pairs naturally with muted greens across the wheel and with off white for breathing room.

Dark brown color values

Every conversion for #381c19, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#381c19

RGB56, 28, 25

HSL6, 38%, 16%

HSV6, 55%, 22%

CMYK0%, 50%, 55%, 78%

Lab14.07, 13.36, 8.1

XYZ2.22, 1.74, 1.14

Decimal3677209

Web safe#333300

Pantone4975 C

Shades of dark brown

#351a17 #311916 #2e1714 #2a1513 #271311 #231210 #20100e #1c0e0d #190c0b #150b09

Tints of dark brown

#542a26 #713832 #8d473f #aa554c #ba6d65 #c78881 #d3a39d #e0beba #edd8d6 #f9f3f3

Colors that go with dark brown

Complementary#193538 Analogous#381925 Analogous#382c19 Triadic#19381c Triadic#1c1938 Split complementary#19382b Split complementary#192638

Dark brown in print

At this depth the ink coverage is heavy, worth a proof before a long run. The cmyk build is 0, 50, 55, 78.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #381c19 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 50 55 78

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 50 55 84

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 #381c19 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #381c19; }
.text { color: #381c19; }
.border { border: 2px solid #381c19; }

How dark brown looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Dark brown and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #381c19 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #381c19 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 #381c19 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business 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 #381c19 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 dark brown, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #381c19 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.