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#2A342A

Jet · dark cool gray

About #2A342A

#2A342A is a dark, muted gray colour. Digitally that works out to 16% red, 20% green and 16% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 80% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Jet (ΔE 8.8), with Graphite the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #342A34 (jet), its complementary partner.

Because it is dark, it is most useful for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 12.94:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (12.94:1).

Colour codes

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RGB
HSL
HSV / HSB
CMYK
CIELAB
Decimal
CSS
Red42
Green52
Blue42

Closest named colours

Jet
#2B2B2B · ΔE 8.8
Graphite
#383838 · ΔE 8.8
Gunmetal
#2A3439 · ΔE 10.2

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

Text on #2A342A

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on jet #2A342A.
12.94:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on jet #2A342A.
1.62:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #2A342A appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#2A342A
Protanopia (no red cones)
#343229
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#33312A
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#293331

Shades, tints & matching colours

Tints and shades

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Split complementary

Tetradic

Similar colours

Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #2A342A?

#2A342A is a dark, muted gray colour. Digitally that works out to 16% red, 20% green and 16% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 80% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #2A342A?

Use white text. White on #2A342A has a contrast ratio of 12.94:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #2A342A?

Its complementary colour is #342A34, and analogous partners are #2F342A and #2A342F.