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#362E2F

Jet · very dark neutral

About #362E2F

With the hex code #362E2F, this is a very dark gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 21% red, 18% green and 18% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 13% yellow and 79% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Jet — a ΔE of 4.5 — followed by Graphite. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #2E3635, a graphite shade.

In design, a very dark colour like this works best for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 13.22:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (13.22:1).

Colour codes

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Red54
Green46
Blue47

Closest named colours

Jet
#2B2B2B · ΔE 4.5
Graphite
#383838 · ΔE 5.4
Gunmetal
#2A3439 · ΔE 8.6

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

Text on #362E2F

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on jet #362E2F.
13.22:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on jet #362E2F.
1.59:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #362E2F appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#362E2F
Protanopia (no red cones)
#2F2F2F
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#31302F
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#382D2E

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #362E2F?

With the hex code #362E2F, this is a very dark gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 21% red, 18% green and 18% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 15% 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 #362E2F?

Use white text. White on #362E2F has a contrast ratio of 13.22:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #362E2F?

Its complementary colour is #2E3635, and analogous partners are #362E33 and #36312E.