#2B201C
Espresso · very dark neutral
About #2B201C
#2B201C is a very dark, near-neutral orange colour. Digitally that works out to 17% red, 13% green and 11% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 35% yellow and 83% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
Visually it is very close to Espresso (ΔE 7.4), with Jet the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #1C272B (jet), its complementary partner.
Because it is very dark, it is most useful for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 15.84:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (15.84:1).
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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 #2B201C?
#2B201C is a very dark, near-neutral orange colour. Digitally that works out to 17% red, 13% green and 11% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 35% yellow and 83% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
›What text colour should I use on #2B201C?
Use white text. White on #2B201C has a contrast ratio of 15.84:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #2B201C?
Its complementary colour is #1C272B, and analogous partners are #2B1C20 and #2B281C.