#2F202E
Jet · very dark warm pink
About #2F202E
#2F202E 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, 32% magenta, 2% yellow and 82% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Jet (ΔE 12.4); Gunmetal comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #202F21 — a dark green tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very dark tones like #2F202E for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 15.36:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (15.36:1).
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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 #2F202E?
#2F202E 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, 32% magenta, 2% yellow and 82% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #2F202E?
Use white text. White on #2F202E has a contrast ratio of 15.36:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #2F202E?
Its complementary colour is #202F21, and analogous partners are #29202F and #2F2027.