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#412E32

Espresso · dark warm red

About #412E32

#412E32 is a muted, dark shade in the red family. On screen it is built from 25% red, 18% green and 20% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 23% yellow and 75% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Espresso (ΔE 9.6); Graphite comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #2E413D — a gunmetal tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use dark tones like #412E32 for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 12.64:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (12.64:1).

Colour codes

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CSS
Red65
Green46
Blue50

Closest named colours

Espresso
#3B2A20 · ΔE 9.6
Graphite
#383838 · ΔE 9.8
Jet
#2B2B2B · ΔE 10.2

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

Text on #412E32

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on espresso #412E32.
12.64:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on espresso #412E32.
1.66:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #412E32 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#412E32
Protanopia (no red cones)
#313132
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#353432
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#442D2F

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #412E32?

#412E32 is a muted, dark shade in the red family. On screen it is built from 25% red, 18% green and 20% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 23% yellow and 75% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #412E32?

Use white text. White on #412E32 has a contrast ratio of 12.64:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #412E32?

Its complementary colour is #2E413D, and analogous partners are #412E3B and #41342E.