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#412D2D

Espresso · dark warm red

About #412D2D

#412D2D is a muted, dark shade in the red family. On screen it is built from 25% red, 18% green and 18% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 31% yellow and 75% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Espresso (ΔE 7.0); Graphite comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #2D4141 — a gunmetal tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use dark tones like #412D2D for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 12.82:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (12.82:1).

Colour codes

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CSS
Red65
Green45
Blue45

Closest named colours

Espresso
#3B2A20 · ΔE 7.0
Graphite
#383838 · ΔE 10.3
Jet
#2B2B2B · ΔE 10.4

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

Text on #412D2D

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on espresso #412D2D.
12.82:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on espresso #412D2D.
1.64:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #412D2D appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#412D2D
Protanopia (no red cones)
#31302D
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#35332D
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#452B2D

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #412D2D?

#412D2D is a muted, dark shade in the red family. On screen it is built from 25% red, 18% green and 18% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 31% yellow and 75% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #412D2D?

Use white text. White on #412D2D has a contrast ratio of 12.82:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #412D2D?

Its complementary colour is #2D4141, and analogous partners are #412D37 and #41372D.