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#362A2F

Jet · very dark neutral

About #362A2F

#362A2F is a near-neutral, very dark shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 21% red, 16% green and 18% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 13% 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 6.8); Graphite comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #2A3631 — a graphite tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very dark tones like #362A2F for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 13.73:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (13.73:1).

Colour codes

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Red54
Green42
Blue47

Closest named colours

Jet
#2B2B2B · ΔE 6.8
Graphite
#383838 · ΔE 8.3
Gunmetal
#2A3439 · ΔE 10.3

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

Text on #362A2F

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on jet #362A2F.
13.73:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on jet #362A2F.
1.53:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #362A2F appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#362A2F
Protanopia (no red cones)
#2B2C2F
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#2E2E2F
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#382A2C

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #362A2F?

#362A2F is a near-neutral, very dark shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 21% red, 16% green and 18% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 13% 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 #362A2F?

Use white text. White on #362A2F has a contrast ratio of 13.73:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #362A2F?

Its complementary colour is #2A3631, and analogous partners are #362A35 and #362B2A.