#282E1E
Jet · very dark cool green
About #282E1E
#282E1E is a muted, very dark shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 16% red, 18% green and 12% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 82% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Jet (ΔE 11.3); Espresso comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #241E2E — a jet tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very dark tones like #282E1E for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 14.00:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (14.00:1).
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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 #282E1E?
#282E1E is a muted, very dark shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 16% red, 18% green and 12% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 82% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #282E1E?
Use white text. White on #282E1E has a contrast ratio of 14.00:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #282E1E?
Its complementary colour is #241E2E, and analogous partners are #2E2C1E and #202E1E.