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#342A2C

Jet · very dark neutral

About #342A2C

With the hex code #342A2C, this is a very dark gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 20% red, 16% green and 17% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 15% 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 5.1 — followed by Graphite. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #2A3432, 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 13.87:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (13.87:1).

Colour codes

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Red52
Green42
Blue44

Closest named colours

Jet
#2B2B2B · ΔE 5.1
Graphite
#383838 · ΔE 7.3
Espresso
#3B2A20 · ΔE 9.3

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

Text on #342A2C

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on jet #342A2C.
13.87:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on jet #342A2C.
1.51:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #342A2C appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#342A2C
Protanopia (no red cones)
#2B2B2C
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#2E2D2C
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#36292B

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #342A2C?

With the hex code #342A2C, this is a very dark gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 20% red, 16% green and 17% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 15% yellow and 80% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #342A2C?

Use white text. White on #342A2C has a contrast ratio of 13.87:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #342A2C?

Its complementary colour is #2A3432, and analogous partners are #342A31 and #342D2A.