#331E20
Espresso · very dark warm red
About #331E20
#331E20 is a muted, very dark shade in the red family. On screen it is built from 20% red, 12% green and 13% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 41% magenta, 37% yellow and 80% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Espresso (ΔE 9.3); Jet comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #1E3331 — a gunmetal tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very dark tones like #331E20 for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 15.59:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (15.59:1).
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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 #331E20?
#331E20 is a muted, very dark shade in the red family. On screen it is built from 20% red, 12% green and 13% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 41% magenta, 37% yellow and 80% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #331E20?
Use white text. White on #331E20 has a contrast ratio of 15.59:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #331E20?
Its complementary colour is #1E3331, and analogous partners are #331E2A and #33271E.