#35232E
Jet · very dark warm pink
About #35232E
#35232E is a muted, very dark shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 21% red, 14% green and 18% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 13% yellow and 79% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Jet (ΔE 11.5); Graphite comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #23352A — a dark green tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very dark tones like #35232E for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 14.67:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (14.67:1).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #35232E?
#35232E is a muted, very dark shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 21% red, 14% green and 18% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 13% yellow and 79% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #35232E?
Use white text. White on #35232E has a contrast ratio of 14.67:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #35232E?
Its complementary colour is #23352A, and analogous partners are #332335 and #352325.