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#321C2A

Jet · very dark warm pink

About #321C2A

With the hex code #321C2A, this is a very dark pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 20% red, 11% green and 16% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 44% magenta, 16% yellow and 80% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Jet — a ΔE of 14.8 — followed by Onyx. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #1C3224, a dark green shade.

In design, a very dark colour like this works best for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 15.73:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (15.73:1).

Colour codes

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Red50
Green28
Blue42

Closest named colours

Jet
#2B2B2B · ΔE 14.8
Onyx
#111111 · ΔE 16.7
Espresso
#3B2A20 · ΔE 17.0

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

Text on #321C2A

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on jet #321C2A.
15.73:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on jet #321C2A.
1.34:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #321C2A appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#321C2A
Protanopia (no red cones)
#1D212B
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#232429
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#351C21

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #321C2A?

With the hex code #321C2A, this is a very dark pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 20% red, 11% green and 16% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 44% magenta, 16% yellow and 80% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #321C2A?

Use white text. White on #321C2A has a contrast ratio of 15.73:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #321C2A?

Its complementary colour is #1C3224, and analogous partners are #2F1C32 and #321C1F.