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#352D2D

Jet · very dark neutral

About #352D2D

#352D2D is a near-neutral, very dark shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 21% red, 18% green and 18% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 15% 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 4.3); Graphite comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #2D3535 — a gunmetal tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very dark tones like #352D2D for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 13.42:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (13.42:1).

Colour codes

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Red53
Green45
Blue45

Closest named colours

Jet
#2B2B2B · ΔE 4.3
Graphite
#383838 · ΔE 5.7
Espresso
#3B2A20 · ΔE 8.7

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

Text on #352D2D

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on jet #352D2D.
13.42:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on jet #352D2D.
1.56:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #352D2D appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#352D2D
Protanopia (no red cones)
#2E2E2D
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#302F2D
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#372C2D

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #352D2D?

#352D2D is a near-neutral, very dark shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 21% red, 18% green and 18% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 15% 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 #352D2D?

Use white text. White on #352D2D has a contrast ratio of 13.42:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #352D2D?

Its complementary colour is #2D3535, and analogous partners are #352D31 and #35312D.