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#352E2A

Jet · very dark neutral

About #352E2A

With the hex code #352E2A, this is a very dark gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 21% red, 18% green and 16% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 21% yellow and 79% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Jet — a ΔE of 4.9 — followed by Graphite. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #2A3135, a gunmetal shade.

In design, a very dark colour like this works best for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 13.33:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (13.33:1).

Colour codes

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Red53
Green46
Blue42

Closest named colours

Jet
#2B2B2B · ΔE 4.9
Graphite
#383838 · ΔE 5.9
Espresso
#3B2A20 · ΔE 7.1

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

Text on #352E2A

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on jet #352E2A.
13.33:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on jet #352E2A.
1.58:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #352E2A appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#352E2A
Protanopia (no red cones)
#302E2A
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#32302A
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#372D2D

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #352E2A?

With the hex code #352E2A, this is a very dark gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 21% red, 18% green and 16% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 21% yellow and 79% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #352E2A?

Use white text. White on #352E2A has a contrast ratio of 13.33:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #352E2A?

Its complementary colour is #2A3135, and analogous partners are #352A2C and #35342A.