#232B35
Gunmetal · very dark neutral
About #232B35
#232B35 is a near-neutral, very dark shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 14% red, 17% green and 21% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 34% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 79% 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 5.4); Jet comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #352D23 — a espresso tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very dark tones like #232B35 for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 14.30:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (14.30:1).
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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 #232B35?
#232B35 is a near-neutral, very dark shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 14% red, 17% green and 21% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 34% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 79% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
›What text colour should I use on #232B35?
Use white text. White on #232B35 has a contrast ratio of 14.30:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #232B35?
Its complementary colour is #352D23, and analogous partners are #233435 and #242335.