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#202E2F

Gunmetal · very dark neutral

About #202E2F

#202E2F is a near-neutral, very dark shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 13% red, 18% green and 18% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 32% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 82% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Gunmetal (ΔE 4.7); Jet comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #2F2120 — a espresso tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very dark tones like #202E2F for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 14.06:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (14.06:1).

Colour codes

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Red32
Green46
Blue47

Closest named colours

Gunmetal
#2A3439 · ΔE 4.7
Jet
#2B2B2B · ΔE 6.1
Graphite
#383838 · ΔE 8.4

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

Text on #202E2F

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on gunmetal #202E2F.
14.06:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on gunmetal #202E2F.
1.49:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #202E2F appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#202E2F
Protanopia (no red cones)
#2C2D2F
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#292B2F
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#1B2F2E

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #202E2F?

#202E2F is a near-neutral, very dark shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 13% red, 18% green and 18% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 32% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 82% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #202E2F?

Use white text. White on #202E2F has a contrast ratio of 14.06:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #202E2F?

Its complementary colour is #2F2120, and analogous partners are #202F29 and #20272F.