#2C262E
Jet · very dark neutral
About #2C262E
#2C262E is a near-neutral, very dark shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 17% red, 15% green and 18% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 4% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 82% 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 6.5); Gunmetal comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #282E26 — a jet tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very dark tones like #2C262E for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 14.75:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (14.75:1).
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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 #2C262E?
#2C262E is a near-neutral, very dark shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 17% red, 15% green and 18% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 4% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 82% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
›What text colour should I use on #2C262E?
Use white text. White on #2C262E has a contrast ratio of 14.75:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #2C262E?
Its complementary colour is #282E26, and analogous partners are #28262E and #2E262C.