#232E38
Gunmetal · very dark cool blue
About #232E38
#232E38 is a muted, very dark shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 14% red, 18% green and 22% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 38% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 78% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Gunmetal (ΔE 4.4); Jet comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #382D23 — a espresso tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very dark tones like #232E38 for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 13.82:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (13.82:1).
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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 #232E38?
#232E38 is a muted, very dark shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 14% red, 18% green and 22% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 38% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 78% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #232E38?
Use white text. White on #232E38 has a contrast ratio of 13.82:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #232E38?
Its complementary colour is #382D23, and analogous partners are #233838 and #232438.