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#362F2E

Jet · dark neutral

About #362F2E

With the hex code #362F2E, this is a 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, 13% magenta, 15% yellow and 79% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Jet — a ΔE of 4.3 — followed by Graphite. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #2E3536, a gunmetal shade.

In design, a dark colour like this works best for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 13.10:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (13.10:1).

Colour codes

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Red54
Green47
Blue46

Closest named colours

Jet
#2B2B2B · ΔE 4.3
Graphite
#383838 · ΔE 4.9
Espresso
#3B2A20 · ΔE 8.6

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

Text on #362F2E

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on jet #362F2E.
13.10:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on jet #362F2E.
1.60:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #362F2E appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#362F2E
Protanopia (no red cones)
#30302E
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#32312E
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#382E2F

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #362F2E?

With the hex code #362F2E, this is a 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, 13% 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 #362F2E?

Use white text. White on #362F2E has a contrast ratio of 13.10:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #362F2E?

Its complementary colour is #2E3536, and analogous partners are #362E31 and #36332E.