#433231
Espresso · dark warm red
About #433231
#433231 is a dark, muted red colour. Digitally that works out to 26% red, 20% green and 19% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 27% yellow and 74% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
Visually it is very close to Espresso (ΔE 7.3), with Graphite the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #314243 (charcoal), its complementary partner.
Because it is dark, it is most useful for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 12.07:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (12.07:1).
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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 #433231?
#433231 is a dark, muted red colour. Digitally that works out to 26% red, 20% green and 19% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 27% yellow and 74% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
›What text colour should I use on #433231?
Use white text. White on #433231 has a contrast ratio of 12.07:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #433231?
Its complementary colour is #314243, and analogous partners are #433139 and #433B31.