Deep brown

#6a4e4a

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

This is Deep brown, a muted red sitting at 8 degrees on the wheel. Deep reds like this carry heritage and premium packaging well. Cool greens and deep navies calm it down, while warm creams let it stay the loudest thing on the page.

Deep brown color values

Every conversion for #6a4e4a, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#6a4e4a

RGB106, 78, 74

HSL8, 18%, 35%

HSV8, 30%, 42%

CMYK0%, 26%, 30%, 58%

Lab36.0, 11.16, 6.96

XYZ9.9, 9.01, 7.7

Decimal6966858

Web safe#666633

Pantone438 C

Shades of deep brown

#614844 #58413e #503b38 #473431 #3e2e2b #352725 #2c211f #241a19 #1b1413 #120d0d

Tints of deep brown

#7c5c57 #8f6964 #9e7974 #ab8b86 #b79c99 #c4aeab #d1c0bd #ded2d0 #ebe3e2 #f8f5f4

Colors that go with deep brown

Complementary#4a666a Analogous#6a4a56 Analogous#6a5e4a Triadic#4a6a4e Triadic#4e4a6a Split complementary#4a6a5e Split complementary#4a566a

Deep brown in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 26, 30, 58.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #6a4e4a on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 26 30 58

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 28 32 64

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 #6a4e4a straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #6a4e4a; }
.text { color: #6a4e4a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a4e4a; }

How deep brown looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Deep brown and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #6a4e4a against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #6a4e4a 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 #6a4e4a sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business 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 #6a4e4a 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 deep brown, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #6a4e4a are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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.