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#2A2F2D

Jet · very dark neutral

About #2A2F2D

#2A2F2D is a near-neutral, very dark shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 16% red, 18% green and 18% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 82% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Jet (ΔE 3.0); Graphite comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #2F2A2C — a jet tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very dark tones like #2A2F2D for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 13.61:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (13.61:1).

Colour codes

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RGB
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CSS
Red42
Green47
Blue45

Closest named colours

Jet
#2B2B2B · ΔE 3.0
Graphite
#383838 · ΔE 5.4
Gunmetal
#2A3439 · ΔE 5.5

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

Text on #2A2F2D

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on jet #2A2F2D.
13.61:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on jet #2A2F2D.
1.54:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #2A2F2D appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#2A2F2D
Protanopia (no red cones)
#2F2E2D
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#2E2E2D
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#292F2E

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #2A2F2D?

#2A2F2D is a near-neutral, very dark shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 16% red, 18% green and 18% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 82% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #2A2F2D?

Use white text. White on #2A2F2D has a contrast ratio of 13.61:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #2A2F2D?

Its complementary colour is #2F2A2C, and analogous partners are #2A2F2B and #2A2F2F.