#22293B
Gunmetal · very dark cool blue
About #22293B
#22293B is a muted, very dark shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 13% red, 16% green and 23% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 42% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 77% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Gunmetal (ΔE 10.5); Jet comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #3B3422 — a espresso tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very dark tones like #22293B for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 14.50:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (14.50:1).
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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 #22293B?
#22293B is a muted, very dark shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 13% red, 16% green and 23% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 42% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 77% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #22293B?
Use white text. White on #22293B has a contrast ratio of 14.50:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #22293B?
Its complementary colour is #3B3422, and analogous partners are #22353B and #28223B.