#271E28
Jet · very dark cool pink
About #271E28
#271E28 is a very dark, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 15% red, 12% green and 16% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 2% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 84% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is similar to Jet (ΔE 9.7), with Onyx the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #1F281E (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 16.12:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (16.12:1).
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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 #271E28?
#271E28 is a very dark, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 15% red, 12% green and 16% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 2% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 84% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #271E28?
Use white text. White on #271E28 has a contrast ratio of 16.12:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #271E28?
Its complementary colour is #1F281E, and analogous partners are #221E28 and #281E24.