#41392E
Espresso · dark warm brown
About #41392E
With the hex code #41392E, 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, 12% magenta, 29% 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 7.6 — followed by Graphite. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #2E3641, a gunmetal shade.
In design, a dark colour like this works best for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 11.35:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (11.35:1).
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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 #41392E?
With the hex code #41392E, 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, 12% magenta, 29% yellow and 75% black. It reads as a warm colour.
›What text colour should I use on #41392E?
Use white text. White on #41392E has a contrast ratio of 11.35:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #41392E?
Its complementary colour is #2E3641, and analogous partners are #41302E and #3F412E.