RAL and NCS values are nearest equivalents, not official designations.
In fashion, jet symbolizes elegance and sophistication, often worn during mourning in Victorian-era England. While it signifies power and authority in Western cultures, in some Eastern traditions, it is used in protective amulets against negative energies.
The term 'jet' derives from the Latin 'jettus', referring to the material from which it is made, lignite. This color gained prominence in the 19th century, particularly in the 1860s, when Queen Victoria popularized jet jewelry as a mourning symbol after the death of her husband, Prince Albert.
Ranked by CIE76 ΔE — the perceptual distance from Jet. Lower ΔE means a closer match (below ~2 is barely distinguishable).
All 27 Grays →Nine steps of Jet by lightness — from #1B1B1B (darkest) to #959595 (lightest). Click any to copy.
Curated 5-color combinations featuring Jet.
A 50–900 tonal scale with Jet anchored at 500 — ready to drop into a design system. Click any step to copy.
Works well as text on light backgrounds; fails on dark.
Thresholds: AA needs 4.5:1 (normal text) / 3:1 (large); AAA needs 7:1 / 4.5:1. Large = 18pt+ or 14pt+ bold.
Copy-ready values for CSS, screen and print, plus the extra conversions designers reach for.
color: #343434; color-mix(in srgb, #343434 70%, white) 0°, 0%, 20% 0, 0, 0, 80 3421236 #333333 How Jet appears to viewers with the three main types of color blindness (~1 in 12 men, 1 in 200 women). Simulated approximations.