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#2D342A

Graphite · dark neutral

About #2D342A

#2D342A is a dark, near-neutral gray colour. Digitally that works out to 18% red, 20% green and 16% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 80% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

Visually it is similar to Graphite (ΔE 8.0), with Jet the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #312A34 (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 12.83:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (12.83:1).

Colour codes

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RGB
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HSV / HSB
CMYK
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Decimal
CSS
Red45
Green52
Blue42

Closest named colours

Graphite
#383838 · ΔE 8.0
Jet
#2B2B2B · ΔE 8.2
Gunmetal
#2A3439 · ΔE 10.2

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

Text on #2D342A

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on graphite #2D342A.
12.83:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on graphite #2D342A.
1.64:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #2D342A appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#2D342A
Protanopia (no red cones)
#353229
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#34322A
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#2D3331

Shades, tints & matching colours

Tints and shades

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Split complementary

Tetradic

Similar colours

Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #2D342A?

#2D342A is a dark, near-neutral gray colour. Digitally that works out to 18% red, 20% green and 16% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 80% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #2D342A?

Use white text. White on #2D342A has a contrast ratio of 12.83:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #2D342A?

Its complementary colour is #312A34, and analogous partners are #32342A and #2A342C.