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#2D322D

Jet · dark neutral

About #2D322D

#2D322D is a near-neutral, dark shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 18% red, 20% green and 18% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 80% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Jet (ΔE 4.9); Graphite comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #322D32 — a jet tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use dark tones like #2D322D for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 13.08:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (13.08:1).

Colour codes

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Red45
Green50
Blue45

Closest named colours

Jet
#2B2B2B · ΔE 4.9
Graphite
#383838 · ΔE 5.3
Gunmetal
#2A3439 · ΔE 7.1

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

Text on #2D322D

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on jet #2D322D.
13.08:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on jet #2D322D.
1.61:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #2D322D appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#2D322D
Protanopia (no red cones)
#32312D
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#31302D
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#2D3231

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #2D322D?

#2D322D is a near-neutral, dark shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 18% red, 20% green and 18% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 80% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #2D322D?

Use white text. White on #2D322D has a contrast ratio of 13.08:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #2D322D?

Its complementary colour is #322D32, and analogous partners are #30322D and #2D3230.