#2B231D
Jet · very dark neutral
About #2B231D
#2B231D is a near-neutral, very dark shade in the brown family. On screen it is built from 17% red, 14% green and 11% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 33% yellow and 83% 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 6.8); Espresso comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #1D252B — a jet tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very dark tones like #2B231D for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 15.43:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (15.43:1).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #2B231D
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #2B231D?
#2B231D is a near-neutral, very dark shade in the brown family. On screen it is built from 17% red, 14% green and 11% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 33% yellow and 83% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
›What text colour should I use on #2B231D?
Use white text. White on #2B231D has a contrast ratio of 15.43:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #2B231D?
Its complementary colour is #1D252B, and analogous partners are #2B1D1E and #2B2A1D.