#3D2B2D
Espresso · very dark warm red
About #3D2B2D
#3D2B2D is a muted, very dark shade in the red family. On screen it is built from 24% red, 17% green and 18% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 26% yellow and 76% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Espresso (ΔE 8.1); Jet comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #2B3D3B — a gunmetal tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very dark tones like #3D2B2D for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 13.28:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (13.28:1).
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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 #3D2B2D?
#3D2B2D is a muted, very dark shade in the red family. On screen it is built from 24% red, 17% green and 18% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 26% yellow and 76% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #3D2B2D?
Use white text. White on #3D2B2D has a contrast ratio of 13.28:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #3D2B2D?
Its complementary colour is #2B3D3B, and analogous partners are #3D2B36 and #3D322B.