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#362E2E

Jet · very dark neutral

About #362E2E

#362E2E 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, 15% magenta, 15% yellow and 79% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Jet (ΔE 4.5); Graphite comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #2E3636 — a gunmetal tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very dark tones like #362E2E for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 13.23:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (13.23:1).

Colour codes

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CSS
Red54
Green46
Blue46

Closest named colours

Jet
#2B2B2B · ΔE 4.5
Graphite
#383838 · ΔE 5.4
Espresso
#3B2A20 · ΔE 8.8

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

Text on #362E2E

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on jet #362E2E.
13.23:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on jet #362E2E.
1.59:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #362E2E appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#362E2E
Protanopia (no red cones)
#2F2F2E
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#31302E
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#382D2E

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #362E2E?

#362E2E 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, 15% 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 #362E2E?

Use white text. White on #362E2E has a contrast ratio of 13.23:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #362E2E?

Its complementary colour is #2E3636, and analogous partners are #362E32 and #36322E.