#3E2D2B
Espresso · dark warm red
About #3E2D2B
With the hex code #3E2D2B, this is a dark red with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 24% red, 18% green and 17% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 31% yellow and 76% black. It reads as a warm colour.
If you had to name it, it is very close to Espresso — a ΔE of 5.6 — followed by Jet. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #2B3C3E, a gunmetal shade.
In design, a dark colour like this works best for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 13.00:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (13.00:1).
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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 #3E2D2B?
With the hex code #3E2D2B, this is a dark red with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 24% red, 18% green and 17% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 31% yellow and 76% black. It reads as a warm colour.
›What text colour should I use on #3E2D2B?
Use white text. White on #3E2D2B has a contrast ratio of 13.00:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #3E2D2B?
Its complementary colour is #2B3C3E, and analogous partners are #3E2B32 and #3E372B.