The color jet, also called jet black, represents the mineraloid jet's color. Jet is a type of coal and a gemstone.
What color is Jet Black?
Jet Black color belongs to the Black color family (hue). The hexadecimal color code(color number) for Jet Black is #343434, and the RGB color code is RGB(52, 52, 52).
In the RGB color model, Jet Black has a red value of 52, a green value of 52, and a blue value of 52. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 0.0% cyan, 0.0% magenta, 0.0% yellow, and 79.6% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 0° (degrees), 0.0 % saturation, and 20.4 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, Jet Black has a hue of 0° (degrees), 0.0 % saturation and 20.4 % brightness/value.
Jet Black is cool or warm?
The color Jet Black is neither cool nor warm color. It is a neutral color
What is the LRV of Jet Black? (For interior and product design)
Jet Black has an LRV of nearly 3.4. By LRV value, it is a very dark color.
Light Reflectance Value (LRV) is a measure of how much visible light is reflected off a surface. It is a number on a scale of 0 to 100, with 0 being pure black and 100 being pure white. The higher the LRV, the more light the color reflects and the lighter it will appear.
Compare LRV 3.4 of Jet Black with dark and light color
Is Jet Black Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)
Check if the color Jet Black meets Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) standards, minimum contrast ratio standards between text and background colors. The WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) provides global standards for readable web content.
WCAG Recommendations - Large Text: above 18pt or 14pt bold. Normal Text: below 18pt or 14pt bold.
- Minimum contrast ratio (AA): 4.5 for normal text and 3 for large text.
- Enhanced contrast ratio (AAA): 7 for normal text and 4.5 for large text.
Normal text - 14pt
Normal Bold text - 12pt
Large text - 18pt
Large Bold text - 14pt
Color Codes - Color Space Conversions
Jet Black color codes / color number / color space conversions - HEX, RGBA, CMYK, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB
- Hex triplet
- #343434
- Red
- 34
- Green
- 34
- Blue
- 34
- Red
- 52 (20.4%)
- Green
- 52 (20.4%)
- Blue
- 52 (20.4%)
- Alpha
- 1 (100.0%)
- Cyan
- 0.00%
- Magenta
- 0.00%
- Yellow
- 0.00%
- Key
- 79.61%
- Hue
- 0°
- Saturation
- 0.00 %
- Lightness
- 20.39 %
- Hue
- 0°
- Saturation
- 0.00 %
- Brightness / Value
- 20.39 %
- Red
- 164 (64.4%)
- Yellow
- 170 (66.9%)
- Blue
- 183 (71.9%)
- Hue
- 0°
- Whiteness
- 20.39 %
- Blackness
- 79.61 %
- Cyan
- 79.61%
- Magenta
- 79.61%
- Yellow
- 79.61%
- X
- 3.26
- Y
- 3.43
- Z
- 3.74
- Y1
- 3.43
- X
- 0.31
- Y2
- 0.33
- L
- 21.7
- A
- 0
- B
- -0
- L
- 21.7
- C
- 0
- H
- 296.81
- L
- 21.7
- U
- 0
- V
- -0
- L
- 18.53
- A
- -0.99
- B
- 1.01
- LRV
- ~ 3.4 %
- Munsell Color System
- N2.0
Similar Colors and Paints
What is Delta E (ΔE)?
Delta E is the standard measure of how different two colors look to the human eye, rather than how far apart their hex codes happen to be. It runs from 0, an exact match, to 100, the largest possible difference — so the lower the Delta E, the closer the match. The match percentage shown on each color below is simply 100% minus its ΔE.
Named colors similar to Jet Black
These are the named colors closest to Jet Black , closest match first. Each card shows how much of the color the human eye sees as the same, measured as Delta E (ΔE).
Similar colors from Pantone, RAL, and other color matching system
Pantone TCX
Jet Black color similar/equivalent colors from Pantone TCX. Conversion of Jet Black to Pantone TCX
Pantone PMS
Jet Black color similar/equivalent colors from Pantone PMS. Conversion of Jet Black to Pantone PMS
RAL Design
Jet Black color similar/equivalent colors from RAL Design. Conversion of Jet Black to RAL Design
RAL Classic
Jet Black color similar/equivalent colors from RAL Classic. Conversion of Jet Black to RAL Classic
British Standard 4800
Jet Black color similar/equivalent colors from British Standard 4800. Conversion of Jet Black to British Standard 4800
Paint similar to Jet Black
These are the real paint colors closest to Jet Black from major brands, ranked by Delta E (ΔE) match. A paint above 98% will be hard to tell apart from Jet Black once it is on a wall.
Benjamin Moore
Jet Black color similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of Jet Black to Benjamin Moore
Sherwin Williams
Jet Black color similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of Jet Black to Sherwin Williams
Valspar
Jet Black color similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of Jet Black to Valspar
Dunn-Edwards
Jet Black color similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of Jet Black to Dunn-Edwards
Behr
Jet Black color similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of Jet Black to Behr
Farrow & Ball
Jet Black color similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of Jet Black to Farrow & Ball
PPG Paints
Jet Black color similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of Jet Black to PPG Paints
Color Combinations
View more Jet Black - #343434 color palettes and coordinating colors
Monochromatic colors belong to the same hue angle but different tints and shades. Monochromatic color palette can be generated by keeping the exact hue of the base color and then changing the saturation and lightness.
Analogous colors are a group of colors adjacent to each other on a color wheel. Group of these adjacent colors forms Analogous color scheme Palette. Analogous Palette can be generated by increasing or decreasing the hue value by 30 points.
The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel
The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Complementary / Opposite Color
Complementary / Opposite Color
Complementary colors are pairs of colors which, when combined or mixed, cancel each other out (lose hue) by producing a grayscale color like white or black. When placed next to each other, they create the strongest contrast for those two colors. Complementary colors also called opposite colors. Complementary color schemes are created using two opposite colors on the color wheel. The examples are red–cyan, green–magenta, and blue–yellow.
What is the contrasting color of Jet Black - #343434?
Color that best contrast with Jet Black - #343434 is #343434, color name is Jet Black. Contrast indicates a strong difference in color. Contrasting color can be found several ways, Complimentary contrast is one of them. Complementary contrast colors are opposite each other on the color wheel.
What color compliments Jet Black - #343434?
Complementary or Opposite color for Jet Black - #343434 is #343434, color name is Jet Black.
Example Color Images and Mockup
Jet Black - #343434 Color Images and Patterns
