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Jet

#343434

HEX#343434
RGB52, 52, 52
HSL0°, 0%, 20%
CMYK0%, 0%, 0%, 80%
Relative luminance0.03

Text contrast

Aa

On white

12.45:1 Passes AA

Aa

On black

1.69:1 Below AA

Shade scale

50100200300400500600700800

Seen with colour blindness

ProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia

How to read this

  • A hex code writes red, green and blue as two hexadecimal digits each. #ff0000 is red at full strength and the others at zero.
  • HSL states hue (0–360°), saturation and lightness. Nudging a colour brighter means changing one number, which is why it is easier to work with by hand.
  • Text contrast follows WCAG. Body-size text needs 4.5:1 or better, and 21:1 between white and black is the maximum possible.
  • The colour-blindness row computes how this colour appears under three types of colour vision deficiency — the reason never to encode information in colour alone.

Frequently asked questions

Q. What is the hex code for Jet?

#343434. That is 52, 52, 52 in RGB, and hue 0°, saturation 0%, lightness 20% in HSL.

Q. Should text on Jet be white or black?

White. Contrast against white is 12.45:1 and against black 1.69:1, so take the higher one if body-size text has to be readable.

Q. Can I send these CMYK values straight to print?

The computed values are C 0% · M 0% · Y 0% · K 80%. Real printing depends on paper and ink, so check against the printer's swatch book when the colour matters.

Q. Is this colour distinguishable with colour blindness?

It appears as #343434 with protanopia, #343434 with deuteranopia and #343434 with tritanopia. Where those values converge with another colour, add a shape or a label instead of relying on hue.

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