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#331E2B

Jet · very dark warm pink

About #331E2B

#331E2B is a very dark, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 20% red, 12% green and 17% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 41% magenta, 16% yellow and 80% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Jet (ΔE 13.8), with Espresso the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #1E3326 (dark green), 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 — 15.43:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (15.43:1).

Colour codes

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CSS
Red51
Green30
Blue43

Closest named colours

Jet
#2B2B2B · ΔE 13.8
Espresso
#3B2A20 · ΔE 16.1
Graphite
#383838 · ΔE 16.2

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

Text on #331E2B

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on jet #331E2B.
15.43:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on jet #331E2B.
1.36:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #331E2B appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#331E2B
Protanopia (no red cones)
#1F222B
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#24262A
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#361E23

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #331E2B?

#331E2B is a very dark, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 20% red, 12% green and 17% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 41% magenta, 16% yellow and 80% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #331E2B?

Use white text. White on #331E2B has a contrast ratio of 15.43:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #331E2B?

Its complementary colour is #1E3326, and analogous partners are #311E33 and #331E20.