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#372A2C

Jet · very dark neutral

About #372A2C

With the hex code #372A2C, this is a very dark red with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 22% red, 16% green and 17% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 20% yellow and 78% 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 6.6 — followed by Graphite. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #2A3735, a gunmetal shade.

In design, a very dark colour like this works best for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 13.73:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (13.73:1).

Colour codes

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CSS
Red55
Green42
Blue44

Closest named colours

Jet
#2B2B2B · ΔE 6.6
Graphite
#383838 · ΔE 8.2
Espresso
#3B2A20 · ΔE 8.6

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

Text on #372A2C

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on jet #372A2C.
13.73:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on jet #372A2C.
1.53:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #372A2C appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#372A2C
Protanopia (no red cones)
#2C2C2C
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#2F2E2C
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#3A292B

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #372A2C?

With the hex code #372A2C, this is a very dark red with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 22% red, 16% green and 17% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 20% yellow and 78% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #372A2C?

Use white text. White on #372A2C has a contrast ratio of 13.73:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #372A2C?

Its complementary colour is #2A3735, and analogous partners are #372A33 and #372E2A.