#4E3536
Espresso · dark warm red
About #4E3536
#4E3536 is a muted, dark shade in the red family. On screen it is built from 31% red, 21% green and 21% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 31% yellow and 69% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Espresso (ΔE 9.9); Walnut comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #354E4D — a charcoal tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use dark tones like #4E3536 for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 11.13:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (11.13:1).
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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 #4E3536?
#4E3536 is a muted, dark shade in the red family. On screen it is built from 31% red, 21% green and 21% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 31% yellow and 69% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #4E3536?
Use white text. White on #4E3536 has a contrast ratio of 11.13:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #4E3536?
Its complementary colour is #354E4D, and analogous partners are #4E3543 and #4E4135.