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#2D232E

Jet · very dark cool pink

About #2D232E

With the hex code #2D232E, this is a very dark pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 18% red, 14% green and 18% blue, while a printer would mix 2% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 82% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Jet — a ΔE of 9.3 — followed by Gunmetal. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #242E23, a jet shade.

In design, a very dark colour like this works best for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 15.09:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (15.09:1).

Colour codes

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Red45
Green35
Blue46

Closest named colours

Jet
#2B2B2B · ΔE 9.3
Gunmetal
#2A3439 · ΔE 11.6
Graphite
#383838 · ΔE 12.3

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #2D232E

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on jet #2D232E.
15.09:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on jet #2D232E.
1.39:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #2D232E appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#2D232E
Protanopia (no red cones)
#22252E
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#24272E
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#2D2427

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #2D232E?

With the hex code #2D232E, this is a very dark pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 18% red, 14% green and 18% blue, while a printer would mix 2% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 82% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #2D232E?

Use white text. White on #2D232E has a contrast ratio of 15.09:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #2D232E?

Its complementary colour is #242E23, and analogous partners are #27232E and #2E232A.