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#33362D

Graphite · dark neutral

About #33362D

With the hex code #33362D, this is a dark gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 20% red, 21% green and 18% blue, while a printer would mix 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 79% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Graphite — a ΔE of 6.4 — followed by Jet. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #302D36, a jet shade.

In design, a dark colour like this works best for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 12.31:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (12.31:1).

Colour codes

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Red51
Green54
Blue45

Closest named colours

Graphite
#383838 · ΔE 6.4
Jet
#2B2B2B · ΔE 7.7
Gunmetal
#2A3439 · ΔE 9.8

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

Text on #33362D

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on graphite #33362D.
12.31:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on graphite #33362D.
1.71:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #33362D appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#33362D
Protanopia (no red cones)
#37352C
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#37352D
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#343533

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #33362D?

With the hex code #33362D, this is a dark gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 20% red, 21% green and 18% blue, while a printer would mix 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 79% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #33362D?

Use white text. White on #33362D has a contrast ratio of 12.31:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #33362D?

Its complementary colour is #302D36, and analogous partners are #36352D and #2F362D.