#262C2B
Jet · very dark neutral
About #262C2B
#262C2B is a near-neutral, very dark shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 15% red, 17% green and 17% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 83% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
Of the common colour names it is virtually identical to Jet (ΔE 2.9); Gunmetal comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #2C2627 — a jet tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very dark tones like #262C2B for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 14.21:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (14.21:1).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #262C2B
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #262C2B?
#262C2B is a near-neutral, very dark shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 15% red, 17% green and 17% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 83% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
›What text colour should I use on #262C2B?
Use white text. White on #262C2B has a contrast ratio of 14.21:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #262C2B?
Its complementary colour is #2C2627, and analogous partners are #262C28 and #262A2C.