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#322E2A

Jet · very dark neutral

About #322E2A

With the hex code #322E2A, this is a very dark gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 20% red, 18% green and 16% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 8% 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 3.8 — followed by Graphite. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #2A2E32, a gunmetal 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 13.46:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (13.46:1).

Colour codes

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CSS
Red50
Green46
Blue42

Closest named colours

Jet
#2B2B2B · ΔE 3.8
Graphite
#383838 · ΔE 5.5
Espresso
#3B2A20 · ΔE 8.3

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

Text on #322E2A

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on jet #322E2A.
13.46:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on jet #322E2A.
1.56:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #322E2A appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#322E2A
Protanopia (no red cones)
#2F2E2A
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#302F2A
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#342D2D

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #322E2A?

With the hex code #322E2A, this is a very dark gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 20% red, 18% green and 16% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 8% 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 #322E2A?

Use white text. White on #322E2A has a contrast ratio of 13.46:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #322E2A?

Its complementary colour is #2A2E32, and analogous partners are #322A2A and #32322A.