#422D2D
Espresso · dark warm red
About #422D2D
With the hex code #422D2D, this is a dark red with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 26% red, 18% green and 18% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 32% yellow and 74% black. It reads as a warm colour.
If you had to name it, it is very close to Espresso — a ΔE of 7.0 — followed by Graphite. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #2D4242, a charcoal 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 — 12.77:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (12.77:1).
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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 #422D2D?
With the hex code #422D2D, this is a dark red with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 26% red, 18% green and 18% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 32% yellow and 74% black. It reads as a warm colour.
›What text colour should I use on #422D2D?
Use white text. White on #422D2D has a contrast ratio of 12.77:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #422D2D?
Its complementary colour is #2D4242, and analogous partners are #422D38 and #42382D.