#263129
Jet · very dark neutral
About #263129
#263129 is a near-neutral, very dark shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 15% red, 19% green and 16% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 81% 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 7.7); Graphite comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #31262E — a jet tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very dark tones like #263129 for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 13.52:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (13.52:1).
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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 #263129?
#263129 is a near-neutral, very dark shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 15% red, 19% green and 16% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 81% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
›What text colour should I use on #263129?
Use white text. White on #263129 has a contrast ratio of 13.52:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #263129?
Its complementary colour is #31262E, and analogous partners are #293126 and #26312F.