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#2E2A33

Jet · very dark neutral

About #2E2A33

#2E2A33 is a very dark, near-neutral gray colour. Digitally that works out to 18% red, 16% green and 20% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 10% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 80% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

Visually it is very close to Jet (ΔE 6.5), with Gunmetal the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #2F332A (graphite), its complementary partner.

Because it is very dark, it is most useful for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 14.05:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (14.05:1).

Colour codes

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CSS
Red46
Green42
Blue51

Closest named colours

Jet
#2B2B2B · ΔE 6.5
Gunmetal
#2A3439 · ΔE 7.6
Graphite
#383838 · ΔE 8.7

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

Text on #2E2A33

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on jet #2E2A33.
14.05:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on jet #2E2A33.
1.50:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #2E2A33 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#2E2A33
Protanopia (no red cones)
#292B33
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#292C33
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#2D2B2D

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #2E2A33?

#2E2A33 is a very dark, near-neutral gray colour. Digitally that works out to 18% red, 16% green and 20% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 10% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 80% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #2E2A33?

Use white text. White on #2E2A33 has a contrast ratio of 14.05:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #2E2A33?

Its complementary colour is #2F332A, and analogous partners are #2A2A33 and #332A33.