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#291E2B

Jet · very dark cool pink

About #291E2B

With the hex code #291E2B, this is a very dark pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 16% red, 12% green and 17% blue, while a printer would mix 5% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 83% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Jet — a ΔE of 11.6 — followed by Onyx. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #202B1E, a jet shade.

In design, a very dark colour like this works best for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 15.97:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (15.97:1).

Colour codes

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Red41
Green30
Blue43

Closest named colours

Jet
#2B2B2B · ΔE 11.6
Onyx
#111111 · ΔE 13.3
Gunmetal
#2A3439 · ΔE 13.8

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #291E2B

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on jet #291E2B.
15.97:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on jet #291E2B.
1.31:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #291E2B appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#291E2B
Protanopia (no red cones)
#1D212C
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#1F222B
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#291F23

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #291E2B?

With the hex code #291E2B, this is a very dark pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 16% red, 12% green and 17% blue, while a printer would mix 5% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 83% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #291E2B?

Use white text. White on #291E2B has a contrast ratio of 15.97:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #291E2B?

Its complementary colour is #202B1E, and analogous partners are #221E2B and #2B1E27.