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#353A2E

Graphite · dark cool gray

About #353A2E

#353A2E is a dark, muted gray colour. Digitally that works out to 21% red, 23% green and 18% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 77% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Graphite (ΔE 8.3), with Jet the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #332E3A (gunmetal), its complementary partner.

Because it is dark, it is most useful for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 11.69:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (11.69:1).

Colour codes

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Red53
Green58
Blue46

Closest named colours

Graphite
#383838 · ΔE 8.3
Jet
#2B2B2B · ΔE 10.3
Gunmetal
#2A3439 · ΔE 11.8

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

Text on #353A2E

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on graphite #353A2E.
11.69:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on graphite #353A2E.
1.80:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #353A2E appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#353A2E
Protanopia (no red cones)
#3B382D
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#3B382E
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#363937

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #353A2E?

#353A2E is a dark, muted gray colour. Digitally that works out to 21% red, 23% green and 18% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 77% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #353A2E?

Use white text. White on #353A2E has a contrast ratio of 11.69:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #353A2E?

Its complementary colour is #332E3A, and analogous partners are #3A392E and #2F3A2E.