#22201D
Jet · very dark neutral
About #22201D
#22201D is a near-neutral, very dark shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 13% red, 13% green and 11% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 15% yellow and 87% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Jet (ΔE 5.7); Onyx comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #1D1F22 — a jet tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very dark tones like #22201D for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 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.
Text on #22201D
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #22201D?
#22201D is a near-neutral, very dark shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 13% red, 13% green and 11% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 15% yellow and 87% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
›What text colour should I use on #22201D?
Use white text. White on #22201D has a contrast ratio of 16.25:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #22201D?
Its complementary colour is #1D1F22, and analogous partners are #221E1D and #22221D.