#41372D
Espresso · dark warm brown
About #41372D
With the hex code #41372D, this is a dark brown with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 25% red, 22% green and 18% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 15% 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 6.5 — followed by Graphite. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #2D3741, 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 — 11.61:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (11.61:1).
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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 #41372D?
With the hex code #41372D, this is a dark brown with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 25% red, 22% green and 18% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 31% yellow and 75% black. It reads as a warm colour.
›What text colour should I use on #41372D?
Use white text. White on #41372D has a contrast ratio of 11.61:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #41372D?
Its complementary colour is #2D3741, and analogous partners are #412D2D and #41412D.