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#2E322A

Jet · dark neutral

About #2E322A

With the hex code #2E322A, this is a dark gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 18% red, 20% green and 16% blue, while a printer would mix 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 80% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Jet — a ΔE of 6.3 — followed by Graphite. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #2E2A32, a jet shade.

In design, a dark colour like this works best for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 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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Red46
Green50
Blue42

Closest named colours

Jet
#2B2B2B · ΔE 6.3
Graphite
#383838 · ΔE 6.7
Gunmetal
#2A3439 · ΔE 9.1

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

Text on #2E322A

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on jet #2E322A.
13.08:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on jet #2E322A.
1.61:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #2E322A appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#2E322A
Protanopia (no red cones)
#33312A
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#32312A
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#2E3130

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #2E322A?

With the hex code #2E322A, this is a dark gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 18% red, 20% green and 16% blue, while a printer would mix 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 80% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #2E322A?

Use white text. White on #2E322A has a contrast ratio of 13.08:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #2E322A?

Its complementary colour is #2E2A32, and analogous partners are #32322A and #2A322A.