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#2B362E

Graphite · dark neutral

About #2B362E

#2B362E is a near-neutral, dark shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 17% red, 21% green and 18% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 79% 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 7.8); Jet comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #362B33 — a jet tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use dark tones like #2B362E for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 12.58:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (12.58:1).

Colour codes

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Red43
Green54
Blue46

Closest named colours

Graphite
#383838 · ΔE 7.8
Jet
#2B2B2B · ΔE 8.4
Gunmetal
#2A3439 · ΔE 8.9

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

Text on #2B362E

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on graphite #2B362E.
12.58:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on graphite #2B362E.
1.67:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #2B362E appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#2B362E
Protanopia (no red cones)
#36342E
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#34332E
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#293634

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #2B362E?

#2B362E is a near-neutral, dark shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 17% red, 21% green and 18% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 79% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #2B362E?

Use white text. White on #2B362E has a contrast ratio of 12.58:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #2B362E?

Its complementary colour is #362B33, and analogous partners are #2D362B and #2B3634.