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#342A2F

Jet · very dark neutral

About #342A2F

With the hex code #342A2F, this is a very dark gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 20% red, 16% green and 18% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 10% yellow and 80% 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 Jet — a ΔE of 5.9 — followed by Graphite. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #2A342F, a graphite shade.

In design, a very dark colour like this works best for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 13.83:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (13.83:1).

Colour codes

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Red52
Green42
Blue47

Closest named colours

Jet
#2B2B2B · ΔE 5.9
Graphite
#383838 · ΔE 7.8
Gunmetal
#2A3439 · ΔE 9.4

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

Text on #342A2F

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on jet #342A2F.
13.83:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on jet #342A2F.
1.52:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #342A2F appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#342A2F
Protanopia (no red cones)
#2B2C2F
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#2D2D2F
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#362A2C

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #342A2F?

With the hex code #342A2F, this is a very dark gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 20% red, 16% green and 18% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 10% yellow and 80% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #342A2F?

Use white text. White on #342A2F has a contrast ratio of 13.83:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #342A2F?

Its complementary colour is #2A342F, and analogous partners are #342A34 and #342A2A.