#232C22
Jet · very dark cool green
About #232C22
#232C22 is a muted, very dark shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 14% red, 17% green and 13% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 83% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Jet (ΔE 8.3); Graphite comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #2B222C — a jet tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very dark tones like #232C22 for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 14.43:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (14.43:1).
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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 #232C22?
#232C22 is a muted, very dark shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 14% red, 17% green and 13% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 83% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #232C22?
Use white text. White on #232C22 has a contrast ratio of 14.43:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #232C22?
Its complementary colour is #2B222C, and analogous partners are #282C22 and #222C26.