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#2E2128

Jet · very dark warm pink

About #2E2128

#2E2128 is a muted, very dark shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 18% red, 13% green and 16% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 13% yellow and 82% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Jet (ΔE 8.6); Graphite comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #212E27 — a jet tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very dark tones like #2E2128 for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 15.39:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (15.39:1).

Colour codes

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CSS
Red46
Green33
Blue40

Closest named colours

Jet
#2B2B2B · ΔE 8.6
Graphite
#383838 · ΔE 12.1
Onyx
#111111 · ΔE 12.4

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

Text on #2E2128

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on jet #2E2128.
15.39:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on jet #2E2128.
1.36:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #2E2128 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#2E2128
Protanopia (no red cones)
#222328
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#252528
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#302123

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #2E2128?

#2E2128 is a muted, very dark shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 18% red, 13% green and 16% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 13% yellow and 82% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #2E2128?

Use white text. White on #2E2128 has a contrast ratio of 15.39:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #2E2128?

Its complementary colour is #212E27, and analogous partners are #2D212E and #2E2122.