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#41372E

Espresso · dark neutral

About #41372E

#41372E is a dark, near-neutral brown colour. Digitally that works out to 25% red, 22% green and 18% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 29% yellow and 75% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

Visually it is very close to Espresso (ΔE 6.6), with Graphite the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #2E3841 (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 11.60:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (11.60:1).

Colour codes

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CSS
Red65
Green55
Blue46

Closest named colours

Espresso
#3B2A20 · ΔE 6.6
Graphite
#383838 · ΔE 7.8
Jet
#2B2B2B · ΔE 10.0

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

Text on #41372E

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on espresso #41372E.
11.60:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on espresso #41372E.
1.81:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #41372E appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#41372E
Protanopia (no red cones)
#3A372D
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#3D3A2E
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#443534

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #41372E?

#41372E is a dark, near-neutral brown colour. Digitally that works out to 25% red, 22% green and 18% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 15% 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 #41372E?

Use white text. White on #41372E has a contrast ratio of 11.60:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #41372E?

Its complementary colour is #2E3841, and analogous partners are #412E2F and #41412E.