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#372B2D

Jet · very dark neutral

About #372B2D

#372B2D is a near-neutral, very dark shade in the red family. On screen it is built from 22% red, 17% green and 18% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 18% yellow and 78% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Jet (ΔE 6.1); Graphite comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #2B3735 — a gunmetal tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very dark tones like #372B2D for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 13.58:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (13.58:1).

Colour codes

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CSS
Red55
Green43
Blue45

Closest named colours

Jet
#2B2B2B · ΔE 6.1
Graphite
#383838 · ΔE 7.5
Espresso
#3B2A20 · ΔE 8.8

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

Text on #372B2D

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on jet #372B2D.
13.58:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on jet #372B2D.
1.55:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #372B2D appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#372B2D
Protanopia (no red cones)
#2D2D2D
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#2F2F2D
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#392A2C

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #372B2D?

#372B2D is a near-neutral, very dark shade in the red family. On screen it is built from 22% red, 17% green and 18% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 18% yellow and 78% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #372B2D?

Use white text. White on #372B2D has a contrast ratio of 13.58:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #372B2D?

Its complementary colour is #2B3735, and analogous partners are #372B33 and #372F2B.