#41382E
Espresso · dark neutral
About #41382E
#41382E is a near-neutral, dark shade in the brown family. On screen it is built from 25% red, 22% green and 18% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 14% 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 7.1); Graphite comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #2E3741 — a gunmetal tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use dark tones like #41382E for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 11.48:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (11.48:1).
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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 #41382E?
#41382E is a near-neutral, dark shade in the brown family. On screen it is built from 25% red, 22% green and 18% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 14% 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 #41382E?
Use white text. White on #41382E has a contrast ratio of 11.48:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #41382E?
Its complementary colour is #2E3741, and analogous partners are #412F2E and #41412E.