#293126
Jet · very dark cool green
About #293126
#293126 is a muted, very dark shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 16% red, 19% green and 15% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 81% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Jet (ΔE 8.6); Graphite comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #2E2631 — a jet tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very dark tones like #293126 for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 13.45:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (13.45:1).
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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 #293126?
#293126 is a muted, very dark shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 16% red, 19% green and 15% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 81% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #293126?
Use white text. White on #293126 has a contrast ratio of 13.45:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #293126?
Its complementary colour is #2E2631, and analogous partners are #2F3126 and #263128.