#17201E
Jet · very dark neutral
About #17201E
#17201E is a very dark, near-neutral teal colour. Digitally that works out to 9% red, 13% green and 12% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 87% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
Visually it is very close to Jet (ΔE 7.7), with Onyx the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #201719 (onyx), its complementary partner.
Because it is very dark, it is most useful for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 16.64:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (16.64:1).
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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 #17201E?
#17201E is a very dark, near-neutral teal colour. Digitally that works out to 9% red, 13% green and 12% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 87% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
›What text colour should I use on #17201E?
Use white text. White on #17201E has a contrast ratio of 16.64:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #17201E?
Its complementary colour is #201719, and analogous partners are #172019 and #171E20.