#202118
Jet · very dark neutral
About #202118
#202118 is a near-neutral, very dark shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 13% red, 13% green and 9% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 87% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Jet (ΔE 8.3); Onyx comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #191821 — a onyx tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very dark tones like #202118 for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 16.25:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (16.25:1).
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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 #202118?
#202118 is a near-neutral, very dark shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 13% red, 13% green and 9% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 87% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
›What text colour should I use on #202118?
Use white text. White on #202118 has a contrast ratio of 16.25:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #202118?
Its complementary colour is #191821, and analogous partners are #211E18 and #1B2118.