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#412B2F

Espresso · dark warm red

About #412B2F

#412B2F is a muted, dark shade in the red family. On screen it is built from 25% red, 17% green and 18% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 28% yellow and 75% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Espresso (ΔE 9.4); Jet comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #2B413D — a gunmetal tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use dark tones like #412B2F for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 13.03:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (13.03:1).

Colour codes

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RGB
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Decimal
CSS
Red65
Green43
Blue47

Closest named colours

Espresso
#3B2A20 · ΔE 9.4
Jet
#2B2B2B · ΔE 11.3
Graphite
#383838 · ΔE 11.5

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #412B2F

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on espresso #412B2F.
13.03:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on espresso #412B2F.
1.61:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #412B2F appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#412B2F
Protanopia (no red cones)
#2E2E2F
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#34322F
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#45292C

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #412B2F?

#412B2F is a muted, dark shade in the red family. On screen it is built from 25% red, 17% green and 18% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 28% yellow and 75% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #412B2F?

Use white text. White on #412B2F has a contrast ratio of 13.03:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #412B2F?

Its complementary colour is #2B413D, and analogous partners are #412B3A and #41322B.