#35201F
Espresso · very dark warm red
About #35201F
#35201F is a muted, very dark shade in the red family. On screen it is built from 21% red, 13% green and 12% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 42% yellow and 79% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Espresso (ΔE 7.2); Jet comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #1F3435 — a gunmetal tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very dark tones like #35201F for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 15.24:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (15.24:1).
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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 #35201F?
#35201F is a muted, very dark shade in the red family. On screen it is built from 21% red, 13% green and 12% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 42% yellow and 79% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #35201F?
Use white text. White on #35201F has a contrast ratio of 15.24:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #35201F?
Its complementary colour is #1F3435, and analogous partners are #351F29 and #352B1F.