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#413C2B

Espresso · dark warm brown

About #413C2B

With the hex code #413C2B, this is a dark brown with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 25% red, 24% green and 17% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 34% yellow and 75% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Espresso — a ΔE of 10.0 — followed by Graphite. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #2B3041, 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 — 11.02:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (11.02:1).

Colour codes

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Red65
Green60
Blue43

Closest named colours

Espresso
#3B2A20 · ΔE 10.0
Graphite
#383838 · ΔE 11.5
Walnut
#5C4033 · ΔE 12.3

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

Text on #413C2B

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on espresso #413C2B.
11.02:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on espresso #413C2B.
1.91:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #413C2B appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#413C2B
Protanopia (no red cones)
#403B2A
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#413D2C
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#443937

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #413C2B?

With the hex code #413C2B, this is a dark brown with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 25% red, 24% green and 17% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 34% yellow and 75% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #413C2B?

Use white text. White on #413C2B has a contrast ratio of 11.02:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #413C2B?

Its complementary colour is #2B3041, and analogous partners are #41312B and #3B412B.