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#372A2A

Jet · very dark neutral

About #372A2A

#372A2A is a very dark, near-neutral red colour. Digitally that works out to 22% red, 16% green and 16% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 24% yellow and 78% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

Visually it is very close to Jet (ΔE 6.5), with Espresso the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #2A3737 (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 13.75:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (13.75:1).

Colour codes

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RGB
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HSV / HSB
CMYK
CIELAB
Decimal
CSS
Red55
Green42
Blue42

Closest named colours

Jet
#2B2B2B · ΔE 6.5
Espresso
#3B2A20 · ΔE 7.3
Graphite
#383838 · ΔE 8.2

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

Text on #372A2A

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on jet #372A2A.
13.75:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on jet #372A2A.
1.53:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #372A2A appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#372A2A
Protanopia (no red cones)
#2C2C2A
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#2F2E2A
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#3A292A

Shades, tints & matching colours

Tints and shades

Complementary

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Split complementary

Tetradic

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #372A2A?

#372A2A is a very dark, near-neutral red colour. Digitally that works out to 22% red, 16% green and 16% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 24% yellow and 78% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #372A2A?

Use white text. White on #372A2A has a contrast ratio of 13.75:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #372A2A?

Its complementary colour is #2A3737, and analogous partners are #372A31 and #37312A.