Deep brown

#4e463e

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

Deep brown is a deep orange with serious warmth. Oranges like this feel warm and approachable in branding. Teals and blues on the opposite side of the wheel give it contrast and warm browns keep it earthy.

Deep brown color values

Every conversion for #4e463e, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#4e463e
RGB78, 70, 62
HSL30, 11%, 27%
HSV30, 21%, 31%
CMYK0%, 10%, 21%, 69%
Lab30.27, 1.84, 6.05
XYZ6.2, 6.35, 5.46
Decimal5129790
Web safe#663333
Pantone447 C
Pantone447 CHex#4e463eRgb78 70 62Cmyk0 10 21 69Lab30 2 6Darker#221f1bDeep#39332dLighter#756a5f

Shades of deep brown

Tints of deep brown

Colors that go with deep brown

Deep brown in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 10, 21, 69.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #4e463e on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 10 21 69
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 13 23 75
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.

Deep brown in css

Copy #4e463e straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #4e463e; }
.text { color: #4e463e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e463e; }

How deep brown looks on light and dark

Deep brown and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #4e463e against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
9.25:1
AApass · AA largepass · AAApass
Textblack text on this color
2.27:1
AAfail · AA largefail · AAAfail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #4e463e against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Deep brown on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #4e463e 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 deep brown? Pull matching colors from any photo with thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn deep brown into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #4e463e and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

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

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How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #4e463e are worked out. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.