#2E2F26
Jet · very dark neutral
About #2E2F26
#2E2F26 is a near-neutral, very dark shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 18% red, 18% green and 15% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% 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 6.3); Graphite comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #27262F — a jet tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very dark tones like #2E2F26 for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 13.54:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (13.54:1).
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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 #2E2F26?
#2E2F26 is a near-neutral, very dark shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 18% red, 18% green and 15% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 82% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
›What text colour should I use on #2E2F26?
Use white text. White on #2E2F26 has a contrast ratio of 13.54:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #2E2F26?
Its complementary colour is #27262F, and analogous partners are #2F2C26 and #2A2F26.