#22232C
Jet · very dark neutral
About #22232C
#22232C is a near-neutral, very dark shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 13% red, 14% green and 17% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 23% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 83% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Jet (ΔE 7.3); Gunmetal comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #2C2B22 — a jet tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very dark tones like #22232C for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 15.62:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (15.62:1).
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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 #22232C?
#22232C is a near-neutral, very dark shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 13% red, 14% green and 17% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 23% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 83% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
›What text colour should I use on #22232C?
Use white text. White on #22232C has a contrast ratio of 15.62:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #22232C?
Its complementary colour is #2C2B22, and analogous partners are #22282C and #26222C.