#472F2F
Espresso · dark warm red
About #472F2F
With the hex code #472F2F, this is a dark red with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 28% red, 18% green and 18% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 34% yellow and 72% black. It reads as a warm colour.
If you had to name it, it is very close to Espresso — a ΔE of 7.8 — followed by Walnut. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #2F4747, 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 — 12.24:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (12.24:1).
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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 #472F2F?
With the hex code #472F2F, this is a dark red with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 28% red, 18% green and 18% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 34% yellow and 72% black. It reads as a warm colour.
›What text colour should I use on #472F2F?
Use white text. White on #472F2F has a contrast ratio of 12.24:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #472F2F?
Its complementary colour is #2F4747, and analogous partners are #472F3B and #473B2F.