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#232F32

Gunmetal · very dark neutral

About #232F32

With the hex code #232F32, this is a very dark teal with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 14% red, 18% green and 20% blue, while a printer would mix 30% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 80% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Gunmetal — a ΔE of 3.0 — followed by Jet. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #322623, a espresso shade.

In design, a very dark colour like this works best for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 13.78:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (13.78:1).

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Red35
Green47
Blue50

Closest named colours

Gunmetal
#2A3439 · ΔE 3.0
Jet
#2B2B2B · ΔE 5.6
Graphite
#383838 · ΔE 7.5

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #232F32

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on gunmetal #232F32.
13.78:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on gunmetal #232F32.
1.52:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #232F32 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#232F32
Protanopia (no red cones)
#2D2E32
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#2A2C32
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#1E3030

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #232F32?

With the hex code #232F32, this is a very dark teal with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 14% red, 18% green and 20% blue, while a printer would mix 30% cyan, 6% 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 #232F32?

Use white text. White on #232F32 has a contrast ratio of 13.78:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #232F32?

Its complementary colour is #322623, and analogous partners are #23322E and #232832.