Brown

#822237

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

Brown lands in the red band, deep and strong. 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.

Brown color values

Every conversion for #822237, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#822237

RGB130, 34, 55

HSL347, 59%, 32%

HSV347, 74%, 51%

CMYK0%, 74%, 58%, 49%

Lab29.83, 42.14, 11.15

XYZ10.47, 6.17, 4.25

Decimal8528439

Web safe#993333

Pantone506 C

Shades of brown

#771f33 #6d1c2e #621a2a #581725 #4d1421 #43111c #380f18 #2d0c13 #23090f #18060a

Tints of brown

#9c2942 #b6304d #cc3b5a #d25570 #d96f86 #e0899c #e7a3b2 #eebdc8 #f4d7dd #fbf1f3

Colors that go with brown

Complementary#22826d Analogous#822267 Analogous#823d22 Triadic#378222 Triadic#223782 Split complementary#22823d Split complementary#226782

Brown in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 74, 58, 49.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #822237 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 74 58 49

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 72 57 55

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.

Brown in css

Copy #822237 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #822237; }
.text { color: #822237; }
.border { border: 2px solid #822237; }

How brown looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Brown and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #822237 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #822237 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Brown on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #822237 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around brown? Pull matching colors from any photo with thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn brown into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #822237 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 brown, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #822237 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.