#35261F
Espresso · very dark warm orange
About #35261F
#35261F is a muted, very dark shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 21% red, 15% green and 12% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 42% yellow and 79% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Espresso (ΔE 3.1); Jet comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #1F2E35 — a gunmetal tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very dark tones like #35261F for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 14.50:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (14.50:1).
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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 #35261F?
#35261F is a muted, very dark shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 21% red, 15% green and 12% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 42% yellow and 79% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #35261F?
Use white text. White on #35261F has a contrast ratio of 14.50:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #35261F?
Its complementary colour is #1F2E35, and analogous partners are #351F23 and #35311F.