#282018
Espresso · very dark neutral
About #282018
With the hex code #282018, this is a very dark brown with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 16% red, 13% green and 9% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 40% yellow and 84% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
If you had to name it, it is very close to Espresso — a ΔE of 7.6 — followed by Jet. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #182028, a jet shade.
In design, a very dark colour like this works best for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 16.03:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (16.03:1).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #282018?
With the hex code #282018, this is a very dark brown with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 16% red, 13% green and 9% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 40% yellow and 84% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
›What text colour should I use on #282018?
Use white text. White on #282018 has a contrast ratio of 16.03:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #282018?
Its complementary colour is #182028, and analogous partners are #281818 and #282818.