#30312E
Jet · dark neutral
About #30312E
#30312E is a near-neutral, dark shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 19% red, 19% green and 18% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 81% 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 3.3); Graphite comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #2F2E31 — a jet tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use dark tones like #30312E for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 13.09:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (13.09:1).
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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 #30312E?
#30312E is a near-neutral, dark shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 19% red, 19% green and 18% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 81% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
›What text colour should I use on #30312E?
Use white text. White on #30312E has a contrast ratio of 13.09:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #30312E?
Its complementary colour is #2F2E31, and analogous partners are #31312E and #2F312E.