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#412D2B

Espresso · dark warm red

About #412D2B

With the hex code #412D2B, this is a dark red with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 25% red, 18% green and 17% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 34% yellow and 75% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Espresso — a ΔE of 5.7 — followed by Graphite. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #2B3F41, 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 — 12.84:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (12.84:1).

Colour codes

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Red65
Green45
Blue43

Closest named colours

Espresso
#3B2A20 · ΔE 5.7
Graphite
#383838 · ΔE 10.5
Jet
#2B2B2B · ΔE 10.6

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

Text on #412D2B

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on espresso #412D2B.
12.84:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on espresso #412D2B.
1.64:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #412D2B appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#412D2B
Protanopia (no red cones)
#31302B
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#36332B
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#452B2D

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #412D2B?

With the hex code #412D2B, this is a dark red with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 25% red, 18% green and 17% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 34% yellow and 75% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #412D2B?

Use white text. White on #412D2B has a contrast ratio of 12.84:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #412D2B?

Its complementary colour is #2B3F41, and analogous partners are #412B34 and #41382B.