#3E2E2B
Espresso · dark warm red
About #3E2E2B
#3E2E2B is a dark, muted red colour. Digitally that works out to 24% red, 18% green and 17% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 31% yellow and 76% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
Visually it is very close to Espresso (ΔE 5.2), with Graphite the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #2B3B3E (gunmetal), its complementary partner.
Because it is dark, it is most useful for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 12.88:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (12.88:1).
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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 #3E2E2B?
#3E2E2B is a dark, muted red colour. Digitally that works out to 24% red, 18% green and 17% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 31% yellow and 76% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
›What text colour should I use on #3E2E2B?
Use white text. White on #3E2E2B has a contrast ratio of 12.88:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #3E2E2B?
Its complementary colour is #2B3B3E, and analogous partners are #3E2B31 and #3E382B.