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#412E2D

Espresso · dark warm red

About #412E2D

With the hex code #412E2D, this is a dark red with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 25% red, 18% green and 18% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 31% 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 6.4 — followed by Graphite. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #2D4041, 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 — 12.70:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (12.70:1).

Colour codes

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CSS
Red65
Green46
Blue45

Closest named colours

Espresso
#3B2A20 · ΔE 6.4
Graphite
#383838 · ΔE 9.8
Jet
#2B2B2B · ΔE 10.1

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

Text on #412E2D

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on espresso #412E2D.
12.70:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on espresso #412E2D.
1.65:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #412E2D appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#412E2D
Protanopia (no red cones)
#32312D
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#36342D
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#452C2E

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #412E2D?

With the hex code #412E2D, this is a dark red with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 25% red, 18% green and 18% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 31% yellow and 75% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #412E2D?

Use white text. White on #412E2D has a contrast ratio of 12.70:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #412E2D?

Its complementary colour is #2D4041, and analogous partners are #412D36 and #41382D.