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#352B2D

Jet · very dark neutral

About #352B2D

With the hex code #352B2D, this is a very dark gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 21% red, 17% green and 18% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 15% yellow and 79% 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 5.2 — followed by Graphite. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #2B3533, a gunmetal 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 — 13.68:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (13.68:1).

Colour codes

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Red53
Green43
Blue45

Closest named colours

Jet
#2B2B2B · ΔE 5.2
Graphite
#383838 · ΔE 7.0
Espresso
#3B2A20 · ΔE 9.3

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

Text on #352B2D

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on jet #352B2D.
13.68:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on jet #352B2D.
1.53:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #352B2D appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#352B2D
Protanopia (no red cones)
#2C2C2D
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#2F2E2D
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#372A2C

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #352B2D?

With the hex code #352B2D, this is a very dark gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 21% red, 17% green and 18% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 15% 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 #352B2D?

Use white text. White on #352B2D has a contrast ratio of 13.68:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #352B2D?

Its complementary colour is #2B3533, and analogous partners are #352B32 and #352E2B.