#262E2C
Jet · very dark neutral
About #262E2C
#262E2C is a near-neutral, very dark shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 15% red, 18% green and 17% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 82% 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 4.0); Gunmetal comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #2E2628 — a jet tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very dark tones like #262E2C for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 13.91:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (13.91:1).
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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 #262E2C?
#262E2C is a near-neutral, very dark shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 15% red, 18% green and 17% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 82% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
›What text colour should I use on #262E2C?
Use white text. White on #262E2C has a contrast ratio of 13.91:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #262E2C?
Its complementary colour is #2E2628, and analogous partners are #262E28 and #262C2E.