#3D0000 · Espresso

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#3D0000 is a dark, highly saturated brown color, closest to Espresso and near Espresso and Licorice. In OKLCH it has 23% lightness and 0.09 chroma at hue 29°. Brown suggests earthiness, comfort and reliability; it grounds brighter colors, which makes #3D0000 a natural choice for coffee shops, furniture, crafts and rustic brands. It appears in 2 ColorSwoop palettes.

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HEX#3D0000
RGBrgb(61, 0, 0)
HSLhsl(0, 100%, 12%)
CMYK0, 100, 100, 76
CSS var--espresso
Contrast17.52:1 white · 1.2:1 black

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How to use #3D0000

White text passes WCAG AA on #3D0000 (17.52:1); black does not, so keep dark text off it.

For a calm scheme pair #3D0000 with its analogous neighbors #3D001F and #3D1F00; for contrast use its complement #003D3D as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #F5F5F7.

--espresso: #3D0000;

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