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#352E36

Jet · very dark neutral

About #352E36

With the hex code #352E36, this is a very dark gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 21% red, 18% green and 21% blue, while a printer would mix 2% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% 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 6.8 — followed by Graphite. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #2F362E, a graphite 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 13.16:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (13.16:1).

Colour codes

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Red53
Green46
Blue54

Closest named colours

Jet
#2B2B2B · ΔE 6.8
Graphite
#383838 · ΔE 7.3
Gunmetal
#2A3439 · ΔE 7.9

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

Text on #352E36

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on jet #352E36.
13.16:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on jet #352E36.
1.60:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #352E36 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#352E36
Protanopia (no red cones)
#2D3036
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#2F3036
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#352F31

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #352E36?

With the hex code #352E36, this is a very dark gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 21% red, 18% green and 21% blue, while a printer would mix 2% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 79% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #352E36?

Use white text. White on #352E36 has a contrast ratio of 13.16:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #352E36?

Its complementary colour is #2F362E, and analogous partners are #312E36 and #362E33.