#201F2C
Jet · very dark cool blue
About #201F2C
#201F2C is a muted, very dark shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 13% red, 12% green and 17% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 27% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 83% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Jet (ΔE 10.7); Gunmetal comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #2B2C1F — a jet tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very dark tones like #201F2C for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 16.23:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (16.23:1).
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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 #201F2C?
#201F2C is a muted, very dark shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 13% red, 12% green and 17% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 27% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 83% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #201F2C?
Use white text. White on #201F2C has a contrast ratio of 16.23:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #201F2C?
Its complementary colour is #2B2C1F, and analogous partners are #1F252C and #261F2C.