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#292425

Jet · very dark neutral

About #292425

With the hex code #292425, this is a very dark gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 16% red, 14% green and 15% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 10% yellow and 84% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Jet — a ΔE of 3.8 — followed by Graphite. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #242928, a jet shade.

In design, a very dark colour like this works best for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 15.29:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (15.29:1).

Colour codes

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Red41
Green36
Blue37

Closest named colours

Jet
#2B2B2B · ΔE 3.8
Graphite
#383838 · ΔE 9.1
Gunmetal
#2A3439 · ΔE 9.5

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

Text on #292425

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on jet #292425.
15.29:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on jet #292425.
1.37:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #292425 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#292425
Protanopia (no red cones)
#252525
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#262625
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#2A2424

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #292425?

With the hex code #292425, this is a very dark gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 16% red, 14% green and 15% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 10% yellow and 84% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #292425?

Use white text. White on #292425 has a contrast ratio of 15.29:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #292425?

Its complementary colour is #242928, and analogous partners are #292428 and #292624.