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#2F232D

Jet · very dark warm pink

About #2F232D

#2F232D is a very dark, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 18% red, 14% green and 18% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 4% yellow and 82% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Jet (ΔE 9.3), with Gunmetal the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #232F25 (jet), 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 — 15.01:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (15.01:1).

Colour codes

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Red47
Green35
Blue45

Closest named colours

Jet
#2B2B2B · ΔE 9.3
Gunmetal
#2A3439 · ΔE 12.1
Graphite
#383838 · ΔE 12.1

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

Text on #2F232D

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on jet #2F232D.
15.01:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on jet #2F232D.
1.40:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #2F232D appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#2F232D
Protanopia (no red cones)
#23262D
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#25272D
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#302426

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #2F232D?

#2F232D is a very dark, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 18% red, 14% green and 18% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 4% yellow and 82% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #2F232D?

Use white text. White on #2F232D has a contrast ratio of 15.01:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #2F232D?

Its complementary colour is #232F25, and analogous partners are #2B232F and #2F2327.