#2C2124
Jet · very dark neutral
About #2C2124
#2C2124 is a near-neutral, very dark shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 17% red, 13% green and 14% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 18% yellow and 83% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
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 #212C29 — a jet tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very dark tones like #2C2124 for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 15.55:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (15.55:1).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #2C2124
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #2C2124?
#2C2124 is a near-neutral, very dark shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 17% red, 13% green and 14% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 18% yellow and 83% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
›What text colour should I use on #2C2124?
Use white text. White on #2C2124 has a contrast ratio of 15.55:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #2C2124?
Its complementary colour is #212C29, and analogous partners are #2C212A and #2C2421.