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#293128

Jet · very dark neutral

About #293128

#293128 is a very dark, near-neutral gray colour. Digitally that works out to 16% red, 19% green and 16% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 81% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

Visually it is very close to Jet (ΔE 7.5), with Graphite the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #302831 (jet), its complementary partner.

Because it is very dark, it is most useful for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 13.42:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (13.42:1).

Colour codes

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CMYK
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CSS
Red41
Green49
Blue40

Closest named colours

Jet
#2B2B2B · ΔE 7.5
Graphite
#383838 · ΔE 8.4
Gunmetal
#2A3439 · ΔE 9.7

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

Text on #293128

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on jet #293128.
13.42:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on jet #293128.
1.56:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #293128 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#293128
Protanopia (no red cones)
#322F28
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#302F28
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#28302E

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Triadic

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Tetradic

Similar colours

Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #293128?

#293128 is a very dark, near-neutral gray colour. Digitally that works out to 16% red, 19% green and 16% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 81% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #293128?

Use white text. White on #293128 has a contrast ratio of 13.42:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #293128?

Its complementary colour is #302831, and analogous partners are #2E3128 and #28312B.