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#342E2A

Jet · very dark neutral

About #342E2A

#342E2A is a near-neutral, very dark shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 20% red, 18% green and 16% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 19% yellow and 80% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Jet (ΔE 4.5); Graphite comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #2A3034 — a gunmetal tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very dark tones like #342E2A for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 13.37:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (13.37:1).

Colour codes

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Decimal
CSS
Red52
Green46
Blue42

Closest named colours

Jet
#2B2B2B · ΔE 4.5
Graphite
#383838 · ΔE 5.7
Espresso
#3B2A20 · ΔE 7.5

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

Text on #342E2A

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on jet #342E2A.
13.37:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on jet #342E2A.
1.57:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #342E2A appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#342E2A
Protanopia (no red cones)
#302E2A
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#31302A
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#362D2D

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #342E2A?

#342E2A is a near-neutral, very dark shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 20% red, 18% green and 16% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 19% yellow and 80% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #342E2A?

Use white text. White on #342E2A has a contrast ratio of 13.37:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #342E2A?

Its complementary colour is #2A3034, and analogous partners are #342A2B and #34332A.