#2C201F
Jet · very dark neutral
About #2C201F
#2C201F is a near-neutral, very dark shade in the red family. On screen it is built from 17% red, 13% green and 12% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 30% 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 7.4); Espresso comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #1F2B2C — a gunmetal tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very dark tones like #2C201F for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 15.75:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (15.75:1).
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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 #2C201F?
#2C201F is a near-neutral, very dark shade in the red family. On screen it is built from 17% red, 13% green and 12% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 30% 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 #2C201F?
Use white text. White on #2C201F has a contrast ratio of 15.75:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #2C201F?
Its complementary colour is #1F2B2C, and analogous partners are #2C1F24 and #2C271F.