#35271F
Espresso · very dark warm brown
About #35271F
With the hex code #35271F, this is a very dark brown with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 21% red, 15% green and 12% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 42% yellow and 79% black. It reads as a warm colour.
If you had to name it, it is virtually identical to Espresso — a ΔE of 2.7 — followed by Jet. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #1F2D35, a gunmetal shade.
In design, a very dark colour like this works best for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 14.37:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (14.37:1).
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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 #35271F?
With the hex code #35271F, this is a very dark brown with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 21% red, 15% green and 12% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 42% yellow and 79% black. It reads as a warm colour.
›What text colour should I use on #35271F?
Use white text. White on #35271F has a contrast ratio of 14.37:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #35271F?
Its complementary colour is #1F2D35, and analogous partners are #351F22 and #35321F.