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#2B322E

Jet · dark neutral

About #2B322E

#2B322E is a dark, near-neutral gray colour. Digitally that works out to 17% red, 20% green and 18% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 14% 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 4.9), with Graphite the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #322B2F (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 13.14:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (13.14:1).

Colour codes

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RGB
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HSV / HSB
CMYK
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Decimal
CSS
Red43
Green50
Blue46

Closest named colours

Jet
#2B2B2B · ΔE 4.9
Graphite
#383838 · ΔE 5.5
Gunmetal
#2A3439 · ΔE 6.3

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

Text on #2B322E

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on jet #2B322E.
13.14:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on jet #2B322E.
1.60:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #2B322E appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#2B322E
Protanopia (no red cones)
#32312E
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#30302E
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#2A3231

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 #2B322E?

#2B322E is a dark, near-neutral gray colour. Digitally that works out to 17% red, 20% green and 18% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 14% 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 #2B322E?

Use white text. White on #2B322E has a contrast ratio of 13.14:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #2B322E?

Its complementary colour is #322B2F, and analogous partners are #2C322B and #2B3232.