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#2A352F

Graphite · dark neutral

About #2A352F

#2A352F is a dark, near-neutral gray colour. Digitally that works out to 16% red, 21% green and 18% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 79% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

Visually it is very close to Graphite (ΔE 7.0), with Jet the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #352A30 (jet), its complementary partner.

Because it is dark, it is most useful for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 12.74:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (12.74:1).

Colour codes

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CSS
Red42
Green53
Blue47

Closest named colours

Graphite
#383838 · ΔE 7.0
Jet
#2B2B2B · ΔE 7.4
Gunmetal
#2A3439 · ΔE 7.6

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

Text on #2A352F

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on graphite #2A352F.
12.74:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on graphite #2A352F.
1.65:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #2A352F appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#2A352F
Protanopia (no red cones)
#35332F
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#33322F
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#283533

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Complementary

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Triadic

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Tetradic

Similar colours

Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #2A352F?

#2A352F is a dark, near-neutral gray colour. Digitally that works out to 16% red, 21% green and 18% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 79% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #2A352F?

Use white text. White on #2A352F has a contrast ratio of 12.74:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #2A352F?

Its complementary colour is #352A30, and analogous partners are #2B352A and #2A3535.