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#3A2E2F

Jet · dark neutral

About #3A2E2F

#3A2E2F is a dark, near-neutral gray colour. Digitally that works out to 23% red, 18% green and 18% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 19% yellow and 77% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

Visually it is very close to Jet (ΔE 6.5), with Graphite the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #2E3A39 (gunmetal), its complementary partner.

Because it is dark, it is most useful for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 13.03:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (13.03:1).

Colour codes

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Decimal
CSS
Red58
Green46
Blue47

Closest named colours

Jet
#2B2B2B · ΔE 6.5
Graphite
#383838 · ΔE 6.7
Espresso
#3B2A20 · ΔE 8.4

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

Text on #3A2E2F

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on jet #3A2E2F.
13.03:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on jet #3A2E2F.
1.61:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #3A2E2F appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#3A2E2F
Protanopia (no red cones)
#30302F
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#33322F
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#3D2D2E

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #3A2E2F?

#3A2E2F is a dark, near-neutral gray colour. Digitally that works out to 23% red, 18% green and 18% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 19% yellow and 77% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #3A2E2F?

Use white text. White on #3A2E2F has a contrast ratio of 13.03:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #3A2E2F?

Its complementary colour is #2E3A39, and analogous partners are #3A2E35 and #3A332E.