#2B232F
Jet · very dark cool purple
About #2B232F
#2B232F is a muted, very dark shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 17% red, 14% green and 18% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 9% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 82% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Jet (ΔE 9.6); Gunmetal comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #272F23 — a jet tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very dark tones like #2B232F for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 15.17:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (15.17:1).
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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 #2B232F?
#2B232F is a muted, very dark shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 17% red, 14% green and 18% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 9% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 82% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #2B232F?
Use white text. White on #2B232F has a contrast ratio of 15.17:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #2B232F?
Its complementary colour is #272F23, and analogous partners are #25232F and #2F232D.