#202F2E
Gunmetal · very dark neutral
About #202F2E
#202F2E 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, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 82% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Gunmetal (ΔE 5.6); Jet comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #2F2021 — a jet tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very dark tones like #202F2E for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 13.93:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (13.93:1).
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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 #202F2E?
#202F2E 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, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 82% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
›What text colour should I use on #202F2E?
Use white text. White on #202F2E has a contrast ratio of 13.93:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #202F2E?
Its complementary colour is #2F2021, and analogous partners are #202F27 and #20292F.