What color is Jet Black?
Jet black is a very dark, near-total black with a faint cool undertone, hex #252525, slightly softer than pure black. It absorbs light evenly, giving it a flat, matte quality similar to polished obsidian stone.
What is the meaning of the color Jet Black?
Named after jet, a dense black gemstone mined in Whitby, England, the color has been associated with mourning since the Victorian era. Queen Victoria wore jet jewelry throughout her 40-year mourning period following Prince Albert’s death in 1861, making the stone and its color a symbol of formal grief. The association spread through fashion and eventually into design, where the near-black tone was adopted for its authoritative, neutral quality. Chanel’s 1926 little black dress brought the shade into everyday elegance, anchoring its lasting role in fashion.
What colors go with Jet Black?
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Conversions & Codes
| Format | Value | CSS |
|---|---|---|
| HEX | #252525 |
color: #252525;
|
| RGB | 37, 37, 37 |
color: rgb(37, 37, 37);
|
| RGB Percentage | 15%, 15%, 15% |
color: rgb(15%, 15%, 15%);
|
| CMYK | 0%, 0%, 0%, 85% | Not supported in CSS |
| HSL | 0°, 0%, 15% |
color: hsl(0, 0%, 15%);
|
| HSV | 0°, 0%, 15% | Not supported in CSS |
| CIE-LAB | 12, 0, 0 |
color: lab(12% 0 0);
|
| Decimal | 2434341 | Not supported in CSS |
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CSS & Dev Snippets
.jet-black {
color: #252525;
}
$jet-black: #252525;
rgb(37, 37, 37)