#2A342E
Graphite · dark neutral
About #2A342E
#2A342E is a near-neutral, dark shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 16% red, 20% green and 18% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 80% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Graphite (ΔE 6.9); Jet comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #342A30 — a jet tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use dark tones like #2A342E for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 12.89:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (12.89:1).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #2A342E?
#2A342E is a near-neutral, dark shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 16% red, 20% green and 18% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 80% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
›What text colour should I use on #2A342E?
Use white text. White on #2A342E has a contrast ratio of 12.89:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #2A342E?
Its complementary colour is #342A30, and analogous partners are #2B342A and #2A3433.