#232B2F
Gunmetal · very dark neutral
About #232B2F
#232B2F is a near-neutral, very dark shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 14% red, 17% green and 18% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 26% cyan, 9% 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 4.2); Jet comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #2F2723 — a jet tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very dark tones like #232B2F for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 14.40:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (14.40:1).
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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 #232B2F?
#232B2F is a near-neutral, very dark shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 14% red, 17% green and 18% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 26% cyan, 9% 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 #232B2F?
Use white text. White on #232B2F has a contrast ratio of 14.40:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #232B2F?
Its complementary colour is #2F2723, and analogous partners are #232F2D and #23252F.