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#22232F

Jet · very dark cool blue

About #22232F

#22232F is a muted, very dark shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 13% red, 14% green and 18% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 28% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 82% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Jet (ΔE 9.2); Gunmetal comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #2F2E22 — a jet tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very dark tones like #22232F for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 15.56:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (15.56:1).

Colour codes

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CSS
Red34
Green35
Blue47

Closest named colours

Jet
#2B2B2B · ΔE 9.2
Gunmetal
#2A3439 · ΔE 9.6
Onyx
#111111 · ΔE 12.4

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #22232F

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on jet #22232F.
15.56:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on jet #22232F.
1.35:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #22232F appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#22232F
Protanopia (no red cones)
#202430
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#1F232F
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#1F2527

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #22232F?

#22232F is a muted, very dark shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 13% red, 14% green and 18% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 28% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 82% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #22232F?

Use white text. White on #22232F has a contrast ratio of 15.56:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #22232F?

Its complementary colour is #2F2E22, and analogous partners are #222A2F and #27222F.