#281E28
Jet · very dark warm pink
About #281E28
#281E28 is a muted, very dark shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 16% red, 12% green and 16% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 84% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Jet (ΔE 9.8); Onyx comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #1E281E — a jet tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very dark tones like #281E28 for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 16.07:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (16.07:1).
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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 #281E28?
#281E28 is a muted, very dark shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 16% red, 12% green and 16% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 84% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #281E28?
Use white text. White on #281E28 has a contrast ratio of 16.07:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #281E28?
Its complementary colour is #1E281E, and analogous partners are #231E28 and #281E23.