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#33262C

Jet · very dark neutral

About #33262C

#33262C is a very dark, near-neutral pink colour. Digitally that works out to 20% red, 15% green and 17% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 14% yellow and 80% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

Visually it is very close to Jet (ΔE 7.5), with Graphite the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #26332D (jet), its complementary partner.

Because it is very dark, it is most useful for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 14.44:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (14.44:1).

Colour codes

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RGB
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HSV / HSB
CMYK
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Decimal
CSS
Red51
Green38
Blue44

Closest named colours

Jet
#2B2B2B · ΔE 7.5
Graphite
#383838 · ΔE 10.0
Gunmetal
#2A3439 · ΔE 11.4

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

Text on #33262C

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on jet #33262C.
14.44:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on jet #33262C.
1.45:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #33262C appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#33262C
Protanopia (no red cones)
#27282C
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#2A2A2C
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#352628

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Triadic

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #33262C?

#33262C is a very dark, near-neutral pink colour. Digitally that works out to 20% red, 15% green and 17% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 14% yellow and 80% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #33262C?

Use white text. White on #33262C has a contrast ratio of 14.44:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #33262C?

Its complementary colour is #26332D, and analogous partners are #332632 and #332726.