#2D202D
Jet · very dark warm pink
About #2D202D
#2D202D is a muted, very dark shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 18% red, 13% green and 18% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 82% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Jet (ΔE 11.5); Gunmetal comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #202D20 — a jet tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very dark tones like #2D202D for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 15.49:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (15.49:1).
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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 #2D202D?
#2D202D is a muted, very dark shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 18% red, 13% green and 18% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 82% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #2D202D?
Use white text. White on #2D202D has a contrast ratio of 15.49:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #2D202D?
Its complementary colour is #202D20, and analogous partners are #27202D and #2D2027.