#2C202E
Jet · very dark cool pink
About #2C202E
#2C202E is a muted, very dark shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 17% red, 13% green and 18% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 4% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 82% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Jet (ΔE 11.9); Gunmetal comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #222E20 — a jet tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very dark tones like #2C202E for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 15.52:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (15.52:1).
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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 #2C202E?
#2C202E is a muted, very dark shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 17% red, 13% green and 18% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 4% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 82% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #2C202E?
Use white text. White on #2C202E has a contrast ratio of 15.52:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #2C202E?
Its complementary colour is #222E20, and analogous partners are #25202E and #2E2029.