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#352E2F

Jet · very dark neutral

About #352E2F

#352E2F 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, 13% magenta, 11% 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 4.0); Graphite comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #2E3534 — a graphite tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very dark tones like #352E2F for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 13.26:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (13.26:1).

Colour codes

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Red53
Green46
Blue47

Closest named colours

Jet
#2B2B2B · ΔE 4.0
Graphite
#383838 · ΔE 5.1
Gunmetal
#2A3439 · ΔE 8.1

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

Text on #352E2F

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on jet #352E2F.
13.26:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on jet #352E2F.
1.58:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #352E2F appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#352E2F
Protanopia (no red cones)
#2F2F2F
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#30302F
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#362E2E

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #352E2F?

#352E2F 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, 13% magenta, 11% 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 #352E2F?

Use white text. White on #352E2F has a contrast ratio of 13.26:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #352E2F?

Its complementary colour is #2E3534, and analogous partners are #352E33 and #35312E.