#3E2B2E
Espresso · very dark warm red
About #3E2B2E
#3E2B2E is a very dark, muted red colour. Digitally that works out to 24% red, 17% green and 18% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 26% yellow and 76% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
Visually it is similar to Espresso (ΔE 8.7), with Jet the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #2B3E3B (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 13.21:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (13.21:1).
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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 #3E2B2E?
#3E2B2E is a very dark, muted red colour. Digitally that works out to 24% red, 17% green and 18% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 26% yellow and 76% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
›What text colour should I use on #3E2B2E?
Use white text. White on #3E2B2E has a contrast ratio of 13.21:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #3E2B2E?
Its complementary colour is #2B3E3B, and analogous partners are #3E2B37 and #3E322B.