#48352E
Espresso · dark warm orange
About #48352E
With the hex code #48352E, this is a dark orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 28% red, 21% green and 18% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 36% 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 5.7 — followed by Walnut. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #2E4148, a charcoal 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 11.51:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (11.51:1).
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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 #48352E?
With the hex code #48352E, this is a dark orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 28% red, 21% green and 18% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 36% yellow and 72% black. It reads as a warm colour.
›What text colour should I use on #48352E?
Use white text. White on #48352E has a contrast ratio of 11.51:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #48352E?
Its complementary colour is #2E4148, and analogous partners are #482E34 and #48422E.