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#321F26

Jet · very dark warm pink

About #321F26

#321F26 is a muted, very dark shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 20% red, 12% green and 15% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 24% yellow and 80% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Jet (ΔE 11.0); Espresso comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #1F322B — a gunmetal tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very dark tones like #321F26 for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 15.45:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (15.45:1).

Colour codes

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CSS
Red50
Green31
Blue38

Closest named colours

Jet
#2B2B2B · ΔE 11.0
Espresso
#3B2A20 · ΔE 12.2
Graphite
#383838 · ΔE 14.0

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

Text on #321F26

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on jet #321F26.
15.45:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on jet #321F26.
1.36:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #321F26 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#321F26
Protanopia (no red cones)
#212226
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#262626
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#351E21

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #321F26?

#321F26 is a muted, very dark shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 20% red, 12% green and 15% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 24% yellow and 80% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #321F26?

Use white text. White on #321F26 has a contrast ratio of 15.45:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #321F26?

Its complementary colour is #1F322B, and analogous partners are #321F30 and #32211F.