#28221D
Jet · very dark neutral
About #28221D
#28221D is a very dark, near-neutral brown colour. Digitally that works out to 16% red, 13% green and 11% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 27% yellow and 84% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
Visually it is very close to Jet (ΔE 6.1), with Espresso the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #1D2328 (jet), its complementary partner.
Because it is very dark, it is most useful for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 15.71:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (15.71:1).
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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 #28221D?
#28221D is a very dark, near-neutral brown colour. Digitally that works out to 16% red, 13% green and 11% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 27% yellow and 84% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
›What text colour should I use on #28221D?
Use white text. White on #28221D has a contrast ratio of 15.71:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #28221D?
Its complementary colour is #1D2328, and analogous partners are #281D1E and #28271D.