#261D22
Jet · very dark neutral
About #261D22
#261D22 is a near-neutral, very dark shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 15% red, 11% green and 13% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 11% yellow and 85% 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 8.0); Onyx comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #1D2621 — a jet tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very dark tones like #261D22 for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 16.39:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (16.39:1).
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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 #261D22?
#261D22 is a near-neutral, very dark shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 15% red, 11% green and 13% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 11% yellow and 85% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
›What text colour should I use on #261D22?
Use white text. White on #261D22 has a contrast ratio of 16.39:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #261D22?
Its complementary colour is #1D2621, and analogous partners are #261D26 and #261D1D.