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#41322E

Espresso · dark neutral

About #41322E

#41322E is a near-neutral, dark shade in the red family. On screen it is built from 25% red, 20% green and 18% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 29% yellow and 75% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Espresso (ΔE 5.7); Graphite comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #2E3D41 — a gunmetal tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use dark tones like #41322E for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 12.21:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (12.21:1).

Colour codes

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CSS
Red65
Green50
Blue46

Closest named colours

Espresso
#3B2A20 · ΔE 5.7
Graphite
#383838 · ΔE 8.0
Jet
#2B2B2B · ΔE 9.3

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

Text on #41322E

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on espresso #41322E.
12.21:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on espresso #41322E.
1.72:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #41322E appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#41322E
Protanopia (no red cones)
#35342E
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#39372E
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#453031

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #41322E?

#41322E is a near-neutral, dark shade in the red family. On screen it is built from 25% red, 20% green and 18% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 29% yellow and 75% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #41322E?

Use white text. White on #41322E has a contrast ratio of 12.21:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #41322E?

Its complementary colour is #2E3D41, and analogous partners are #412E33 and #413C2E.