#182D2E
Gunmetal · very dark cool teal
About #182D2E
#182D2E is a very dark, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 9% red, 18% green and 18% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 48% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 82% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is very close to Gunmetal (ΔE 6.8), with Jet the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #2E1918 (espresso), its complementary partner.
Because it is very dark, it is most useful for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 14.45:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (14.45:1).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #182D2E?
#182D2E is a very dark, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 9% red, 18% green and 18% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 48% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 82% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #182D2E?
Use white text. White on #182D2E has a contrast ratio of 14.45:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #182D2E?
Its complementary colour is #2E1918, and analogous partners are #182E24 and #18222E.