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#4E3433

Espresso · dark warm red

About #4E3433

#4E3433 is a dark, muted red colour. Digitally that works out to 31% red, 20% green and 20% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 35% yellow and 69% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Espresso (ΔE 9.0), with Walnut the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #334D4E (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 — 11.27:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (11.27:1).

Colour codes

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Red78
Green52
Blue51

Closest named colours

Espresso
#3B2A20 · ΔE 9.0
Walnut
#5C4033 · ΔE 9.1
Graphite
#383838 · ΔE 12.8

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

Text on #4E3433

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on espresso #4E3433.
11.27:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on espresso #4E3433.
1.86:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #4E3433 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#4E3433
Protanopia (no red cones)
#393833
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#3F3D33
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#533134

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #4E3433?

#4E3433 is a dark, muted red colour. Digitally that works out to 31% red, 20% green and 20% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 35% yellow and 69% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #4E3433?

Use white text. White on #4E3433 has a contrast ratio of 11.27:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #4E3433?

Its complementary colour is #334D4E, and analogous partners are #4E333F and #4E4233.