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#342D32

Jet · very dark neutral

About #342D32

With the hex code #342D32, this is a very dark gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 20% red, 18% green and 20% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 4% 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 #2D342F, a graphite 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 13.40:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (13.40:1).

Colour codes

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Red52
Green45
Blue50

Closest named colours

Jet
#2B2B2B · ΔE 5.1
Graphite
#383838 · ΔE 6.3
Gunmetal
#2A3439 · ΔE 7.7

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

Text on #342D32

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on jet #342D32.
13.40:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on jet #342D32.
1.57:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #342D32 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#342D32
Protanopia (no red cones)
#2D2E32
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#2F2F32
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#352D2F

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #342D32?

With the hex code #342D32, this is a very dark gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 20% red, 18% green and 20% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 4% yellow and 80% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #342D32?

Use white text. White on #342D32 has a contrast ratio of 13.40:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #342D32?

Its complementary colour is #2D342F, and analogous partners are #332D34 and #342D2F.