#262D2D
Jet · very dark neutral
About #262D2D
#262D2D is a near-neutral, very dark shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 15% red, 18% green and 18% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 82% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Jet (ΔE 3.2); Gunmetal comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #2D2626 — a jet tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very dark tones like #262D2D for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 14.04:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (14.04:1).
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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 #262D2D?
#262D2D is a near-neutral, very dark shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 15% red, 18% green and 18% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 82% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
›What text colour should I use on #262D2D?
Use white text. White on #262D2D has a contrast ratio of 14.04:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #262D2D?
Its complementary colour is #2D2626, and analogous partners are #262D29 and #26292D.