Cocoa Brown is a
warm dark color with the hex code #2F2423.
This muted hue can be represented as RGB
47, 36, 35 in digital design or CMYK 0%, 23%, 26%, 82% for print applications.
Find matching Pantone color.
Cocoa Brown
#2F2423
Cocoa Brown color values
- HEX
- #2F2423
- RGB
- 47, 36, 35
- HSL
- 5°, 15%, 16%
- CMYK
- 0, 23, 26, 82
Shades & tints
About this color
Cocoa Brown sits at 5° on the color wheel with 15% saturation and 16% lightness, placing it in the red segment of the spectrum. Its restrained 15% saturation keeps the hue subtle — present but not assertive, making it easy to layer over or under more expressive colors. The lower lightness gives it weight and depth, lending gravity to any palette it enters.
In digital environments, Cocoa Brown is rendered as rgb(47, 36, 35), where the red channel dominates at 47, though the other channels keep the hue balanced. Low saturation at this depth produces the kind of sophisticated, near-neutral dark that works for application shells, sidebars, and dark-mode base layers.
For print, Cocoa Brown translates to a CMYK breakdown of 0C 23M 26Y 82K. The dominant black channel (82%) does most of the tonal work here — cyan, magenta, and yellow contribute minimally, so the printed result will be a deep, near-neutral tone that reads differently from its screen equivalent. No brands in the brandkit.pro library currently specify this exact hex as a named brand color.
Color harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Split-Complementary
How to use Cocoa Brown
CSS Variable
:root {
--brand-primary: #2F2423;
--brand-primary-rgb: 47, 36, 35;
} Define as a CSS custom property for consistent theming across your site.
Tailwind Config
colors: {
brand: '#2F2423',
}
Add to your Tailwind config to use classes like bg-brand.
Print Design (CMYK)
C: 0%
M: 23%
Y: 26%
K: 82% Use these CMYK values in Adobe Illustrator, InDesign, or print specifications.
RGB for Screens
rgb(47, 36, 35)
rgba(47, 36, 35, 0.8) Use RGB notation for compatibility or add alpha channel for transparency.
Brands using similar hue
24 brand s with colors near 5° on the color wheel
Frequently asked questions
What color is #2F2423?
What is the RGB value of #2F2423?
Is Cocoa Brown a warm or cool color?
How do I use #2F2423 in CSS?
background-color: #2F2423; or color: #2F2423; or as an RGB value: rgb(47, 36, 35). For print design, use CMYK: 0%, 23%, 26%, 82%.