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#352D29

Jet · very dark neutral

About #352D29

#352D29 is a very dark, near-neutral brown colour. Digitally that works out to 21% red, 18% green and 16% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 23% yellow and 79% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

Visually it is very close to Jet (ΔE 5.1), with Graphite the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #293135 (gunmetal), its complementary partner.

Because it is very dark, it is most useful for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 13.47:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (13.47:1).

Colour codes

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CSS
Red53
Green45
Blue41

Closest named colours

Jet
#2B2B2B · ΔE 5.1
Graphite
#383838 · ΔE 6.5
Espresso
#3B2A20 · ΔE 6.7

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

Text on #352D29

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on jet #352D29.
13.47:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on jet #352D29.
1.56:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #352D29 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#352D29
Protanopia (no red cones)
#2F2E29
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#312F29
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#372C2C

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Tetradic

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #352D29?

#352D29 is a very dark, near-neutral brown colour. Digitally that works out to 21% red, 18% green and 16% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 15% 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 #352D29?

Use white text. White on #352D29 has a contrast ratio of 13.47:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #352D29?

Its complementary colour is #293135, and analogous partners are #35292B and #353329.