Jet Black is pale, cool-toned shade of warm blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool yellow, green cyan or warm red
| Inverse Color | #d2d3d0 |
| Complementary Color | #2e2f2c |
| Color Shade: | warm blue (260° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 17.84% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Jet Black Color. The Tuxedo color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid blue bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Professor Plum (#393540) for more energetic effect. Try Bluish Black as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#2e2f2c is the best complementary color to Jet Black. Cool yellow shades generally complement the warm blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #2d2c2f complementary color is Heavy Metal, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool blue, warm blue, and violet colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Baltic Sea are #2c2c2f and #2e2c2f. Thus found on the left and right of #2d2c2f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Shark and Baltic Sea colors as they work well with Jet Black.
The split-complementary Jet Black palette consists of #2c2f2c and #2f2e2c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#2e2f2c). Try Heavy Metal and Tuatara colors in combination with #2d2c2f, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #2d2c2f offers a combination of cool green and warm red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Jet Black. Thus Heavy Metal and Dune giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Jet Black contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Heavy Metal, Mine Shaft, and Cape Cod split by 90° on the color wheel. #2d2c2f square combo is a palette of warm blue, mid red, cool yellow and green cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Jet Black tetradic combo consists of cool yellow complementary color (#2e2f2c) and two others. The Dune is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Shark – 120° from the complementary Heavy Metal. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #2f2d2c and #2c2e2f.
In a RGB color space, hex #2d2c2f is made of 33% red, 32% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Jet Black has a hue angle of 260°, a saturation of 3.3% and a lightness of 17.84%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #2d2c2f is made of 0.78% cyan, 1.18% magenta, 0% yellow and 81.57% black ink.
| HEX | #2d2c2f |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(45,44,47) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 32%, 35% |
| CMYK | 0.78, 1.18, 0, 81.57 |
| HSL | hsl(260,3.3%,17.84%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(260,6.38%,18.43%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(18.2078,1.1701,-1.7797) |
| XYZ | xyz(2.496,2.5645,3.0528) |