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#26322C

Jet · very dark neutral

About #26322C

With the hex code #26322C, this is a very dark green with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 15% red, 20% green and 17% blue, while a printer would mix 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 80% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Jet — a ΔE of 7.2 — followed by Gunmetal. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #32262C, a jet shade.

In design, a very dark colour like this works best for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 13.33:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (13.33:1).

Colour codes

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Red38
Green50
Blue44

Closest named colours

Jet
#2B2B2B · ΔE 7.2
Gunmetal
#2A3439 · ΔE 7.8
Graphite
#383838 · ΔE 8.0

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

Text on #26322C

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on jet #26322C.
13.33:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on jet #26322C.
1.58:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #26322C appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#26322C
Protanopia (no red cones)
#32302C
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#2F2F2C
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#243230

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #26322C?

With the hex code #26322C, this is a very dark green with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 15% red, 20% green and 17% blue, while a printer would mix 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 80% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #26322C?

Use white text. White on #26322C has a contrast ratio of 13.33:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #26322C?

Its complementary colour is #32262C, and analogous partners are #263226 and #263232.