#283229
Jet · very dark neutral
About #283229
#283229 is a near-neutral, very dark shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 16% red, 20% green and 16% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 80% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Jet (ΔE 8.1); Graphite comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #322831 — a jet tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very dark tones like #283229 for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 13.30:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (13.30:1).
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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 #283229?
#283229 is a near-neutral, very dark shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 16% red, 20% green and 16% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 80% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
›What text colour should I use on #283229?
Use white text. White on #283229 has a contrast ratio of 13.30:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #283229?
Its complementary colour is #322831, and analogous partners are #2C3228 and #28322E.