#232B32
Gunmetal · very dark neutral
About #232B32
#232B32 is a near-neutral, very dark shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 14% red, 17% green and 20% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 30% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 80% 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 4.3); Jet comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #322A23 — a espresso tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very dark tones like #232B32 for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 14.35:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (14.35:1).
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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 #232B32?
#232B32 is a near-neutral, very dark shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 14% red, 17% green and 20% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 30% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 80% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
›What text colour should I use on #232B32?
Use white text. White on #232B32 has a contrast ratio of 14.35:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #232B32?
Its complementary colour is #322A23, and analogous partners are #233232 and #232432.