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#28322E

Jet · very dark neutral

About #28322E

#28322E is a very dark, near-neutral gray colour. Digitally that works out to 16% red, 20% green and 18% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 80% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

Visually it is very close to Jet (ΔE 5.8), with Gunmetal the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #32282C (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 13.24:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (13.24:1).

Colour codes

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RGB
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HSV / HSB
CMYK
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Decimal
CSS
Red40
Green50
Blue46

Closest named colours

Jet
#2B2B2B · ΔE 5.8
Gunmetal
#2A3439 · ΔE 6.3
Graphite
#383838 · ΔE 6.6

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

Text on #28322E

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on jet #28322E.
13.24:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on jet #28322E.
1.59:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #28322E appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#28322E
Protanopia (no red cones)
#31312E
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#302F2E
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#263231

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Split complementary

Tetradic

Similar colours

Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #28322E?

#28322E is a very dark, near-neutral gray colour. Digitally that works out to 16% red, 20% green and 18% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 80% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #28322E?

Use white text. White on #28322E has a contrast ratio of 13.24:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #28322E?

Its complementary colour is #32282C, and analogous partners are #283229 and #283132.