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#362D2E

Jet · very dark neutral

About #362D2E

#362D2E is a very dark, near-neutral gray colour. Digitally that works out to 21% red, 18% green and 18% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 15% yellow and 79% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

Visually it is very close to Jet (ΔE 4.8), with Graphite the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #2D3635 (gunmetal), its complementary partner.

Because it is very dark, it is most useful for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 13.36:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (13.36:1).

Colour codes

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RGB
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HSV / HSB
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Decimal
CSS
Red54
Green45
Blue46

Closest named colours

Jet
#2B2B2B · ΔE 4.8
Graphite
#383838 · ΔE 6.0
Espresso
#3B2A20 · ΔE 9.0

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

Text on #362D2E

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on jet #362D2E.
13.36:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on jet #362D2E.
1.57:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #362D2E appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#362D2E
Protanopia (no red cones)
#2E2E2E
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#30302E
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#382C2D

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #362D2E?

#362D2E is a very dark, near-neutral gray colour. Digitally that works out to 21% red, 18% green and 18% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 15% yellow and 79% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #362D2E?

Use white text. White on #362D2E has a contrast ratio of 13.36:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #362D2E?

Its complementary colour is #2D3635, and analogous partners are #362D33 and #36312D.