#41312E
Espresso · dark warm red
About #41312E
#41312E is a dark, muted red colour. Digitally that works out to 25% red, 19% green and 18% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 29% yellow and 75% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
Visually it is very close to Espresso (ΔE 5.9), with Graphite the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #2E3E41 (gunmetal), its complementary partner.
Because it is dark, it is most useful for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 12.33:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (12.33:1).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #41312E?
#41312E is a dark, muted red colour. Digitally that works out to 25% red, 19% green and 18% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 29% yellow and 75% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
›What text colour should I use on #41312E?
Use white text. White on #41312E has a contrast ratio of 12.33:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #41312E?
Its complementary colour is #2E3E41, and analogous partners are #412E34 and #413B2E.