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#263128

Jet · very dark cool green

About #263128

#263128 is a very dark, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 15% red, 19% green and 16% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 81% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Jet (ΔE 8.3), with Graphite the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #31262F (jet), its complementary partner.

Because it is very dark, it is most useful for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 13.53:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (13.53:1).

Colour codes

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Red38
Green49
Blue40

Closest named colours

Jet
#2B2B2B · ΔE 8.3
Graphite
#383838 · ΔE 9.3
Gunmetal
#2A3439 · ΔE 9.9

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #263128

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on jet #263128.
13.53:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on jet #263128.
1.55:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #263128 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#263128
Protanopia (no red cones)
#312F28
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#2F2E28
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#25312E

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #263128?

#263128 is a very dark, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 15% red, 19% green and 16% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 81% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #263128?

Use white text. White on #263128 has a contrast ratio of 13.53:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #263128?

Its complementary colour is #31262F, and analogous partners are #2A3126 and #26312E.