#352829
Jet · very dark neutral
About #352829
#352829 is a near-neutral, very dark shade in the red family. On screen it is built from 21% red, 16% green and 16% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 23% yellow and 79% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Jet (ΔE 6.5); Espresso comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #283534 — a gunmetal tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very dark tones like #352829 for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 14.12:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (14.12:1).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #352829
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #352829?
#352829 is a near-neutral, very dark shade in the red family. On screen it is built from 21% red, 16% green and 16% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 23% yellow and 79% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
›What text colour should I use on #352829?
Use white text. White on #352829 has a contrast ratio of 14.12:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #352829?
Its complementary colour is #283534, and analogous partners are #352830 and #352D28.