#2A2F22
Jet · very dark cool green
About #2A2F22
With the hex code #2A2F22, this is a very dark green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 16% red, 18% green and 13% blue, while a printer would mix 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 82% black. It reads as a cool colour.
If you had to name it, it is similar to Jet — a ΔE of 9.3 — followed by Graphite. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #27222F, a jet shade.
In design, a very dark colour like this works best for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 13.74:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (13.74:1).
Colour codes
| HEX | |
|---|---|
| RGB | |
| HSL | |
| HSV / HSB | |
| CMYK | |
| CIELAB | |
| Decimal | |
| CSS |
Closest named colours
ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #2A2F22
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
Colour-blindness preview
How #2A2F22 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
Shades, tints & matching colours
Similar colours
Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #2A2F22?
With the hex code #2A2F22, this is a very dark green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 16% red, 18% green and 13% blue, while a printer would mix 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 82% black. It reads as a cool colour.
›What text colour should I use on #2A2F22?
Use white text. White on #2A2F22 has a contrast ratio of 13.74:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #2A2F22?
Its complementary colour is #27222F, and analogous partners are #2F2E22 and #232F22.