#261E22
Jet · very dark neutral
About #261E22
With the hex code #261E22, this is a very dark gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 15% red, 12% green and 13% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 11% yellow and 85% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
If you had to name it, it is very close to Jet — a ΔE of 7.2 — followed by Onyx. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #1E2622, a jet 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 16.26:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (16.26:1).
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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 #261E22?
With the hex code #261E22, this is a very dark gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 15% red, 12% green and 13% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 21% 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 #261E22?
Use white text. White on #261E22 has a contrast ratio of 16.26:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #261E22?
Its complementary colour is #1E2622, and analogous partners are #261E26 and #261E1E.