#2C212B
Jet · very dark warm pink
About #2C212B
With the hex code #2C212B, this is a very dark pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 17% red, 13% green and 17% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 2% yellow and 83% black. It reads as a warm colour.
If you had to name it, it is similar to Jet — a ΔE of 9.4 — followed by Gunmetal. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #212C22, a jet shade.
In design, a very dark colour like this works best for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 15.45:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (15.45:1).
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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 #2C212B?
With the hex code #2C212B, this is a very dark pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 17% red, 13% green and 17% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 2% yellow and 83% black. It reads as a warm colour.
›What text colour should I use on #2C212B?
Use white text. White on #2C212B has a contrast ratio of 15.45:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #2C212B?
Its complementary colour is #212C22, and analogous partners are #28212C and #2C2125.