#2D211A
Espresso · very dark warm brown
About #2D211A
#2D211A is a muted, very dark shade in the brown family. On screen it is built from 18% red, 13% green and 10% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 42% yellow and 82% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Espresso (ΔE 5.8); Jet comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #1A262D — a gunmetal tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very dark tones like #2D211A for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 15.62:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (15.62:1).
Colour codes
| HEX | |
|---|---|
| RGB | |
| HSL | |
| HSV / HSB | |
| CMYK | |
| CIELAB | |
| Decimal | |
| CSS |
Closest named colours
ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #2D211A
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
Colour-blindness preview
How #2D211A appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
Shades, tints & matching colours
Similar colours
Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #2D211A?
#2D211A is a muted, very dark shade in the brown family. On screen it is built from 18% red, 13% green and 10% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 42% yellow and 82% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #2D211A?
Use white text. White on #2D211A has a contrast ratio of 15.62:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #2D211A?
Its complementary colour is #1A262D, and analogous partners are #2D1A1D and #2D2B1A.