#35261E
Espresso · very dark warm brown
About #35261E
#35261E is a very dark, muted brown colour. Digitally that works out to 21% red, 15% green and 12% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 43% yellow and 79% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
Visually it is virtually identical to Espresso (ΔE 2.7), with Jet the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #1E2D35 (gunmetal), 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 14.51:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (14.51:1).
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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 #35261E?
#35261E is a very dark, muted brown colour. Digitally that works out to 21% red, 15% green and 12% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 43% yellow and 79% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
›What text colour should I use on #35261E?
Use white text. White on #35261E has a contrast ratio of 14.51:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #35261E?
Its complementary colour is #1E2D35, and analogous partners are #351E22 and #35311E.