#22261D
Jet · very dark neutral
About #22261D
#22261D is a near-neutral, very dark shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 13% red, 15% green and 11% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 85% 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 7.3); Graphite comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #211D26 — a jet tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very dark tones like #22261D for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 15.41:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (15.41:1).
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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 #22261D?
#22261D is a near-neutral, very dark shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 13% red, 15% green and 11% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 85% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
›What text colour should I use on #22261D?
Use white text. White on #22261D has a contrast ratio of 15.41:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #22261D?
Its complementary colour is #211D26, and analogous partners are #26261D and #1D261D.