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#22271A

Jet · very dark cool green

About #22271A

With the hex code #22271A, this is a very dark green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 13% red, 15% green and 10% blue, while a printer would mix 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 85% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Jet — a ΔE of 9.9 — followed by Espresso. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #1F1A27, a onyx shade.

In design, a very dark colour like this works best for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 15.29:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (15.29:1).

Colour codes

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CSS
Red34
Green39
Blue26

Closest named colours

Jet
#2B2B2B · ΔE 9.9
Espresso
#3B2A20 · ΔE 12.3
Graphite
#383838 · ΔE 12.9

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

Text on #22271A

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on jet #22271A.
15.29:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on jet #22271A.
1.37:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #22271A appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#22271A
Protanopia (no red cones)
#282519
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#28251B
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#232624

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #22271A?

With the hex code #22271A, this is a very dark green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 13% red, 15% green and 10% blue, while a printer would mix 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 85% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #22271A?

Use white text. White on #22271A has a contrast ratio of 15.29:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #22271A?

Its complementary colour is #1F1A27, and analogous partners are #27261A and #1B271A.