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#2D2D32

Jet · very dark neutral

About #2D2D32

#2D2D32 is a near-neutral, very dark shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 18% red, 18% green and 20% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 10% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% 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 Jet (ΔE 3.6); Gunmetal comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #32322D — a graphite tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very dark tones like #2D2D32 for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 13.70:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (13.70:1).

Colour codes

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Red45
Green45
Blue50

Closest named colours

Jet
#2B2B2B · ΔE 3.6
Gunmetal
#2A3439 · ΔE 4.9
Graphite
#383838 · ΔE 6.0

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

Text on #2D2D32

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on jet #2D2D32.
13.70:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on jet #2D2D32.
1.53:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #2D2D32 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#2D2D32
Protanopia (no red cones)
#2C2E32
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#2C2D32
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#2C2E2F

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #2D2D32?

#2D2D32 is a near-neutral, very dark shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 18% red, 18% green and 20% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 10% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 80% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #2D2D32?

Use white text. White on #2D2D32 has a contrast ratio of 13.70:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #2D2D32?

Its complementary colour is #32322D, and analogous partners are #2D3032 and #302D32.