#282D22
Jet · very dark neutral
About #282D22
#282D22 is a near-neutral, very dark shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 16% red, 18% green and 13% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 82% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Jet (ΔE 8.0); Graphite comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #27222D — a jet tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very dark tones like #282D22 for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 14.11:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (14.11:1).
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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 #282D22?
#282D22 is a near-neutral, very dark shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 16% red, 18% green and 13% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 82% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
›What text colour should I use on #282D22?
Use white text. White on #282D22 has a contrast ratio of 14.11:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #282D22?
Its complementary colour is #27222D, and analogous partners are #2D2D22 and #232D22.