#232F36
Gunmetal · very dark neutral
About #232F36
#232F36 is a very dark, near-neutral blue colour. Digitally that works out to 14% red, 18% green and 21% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 35% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 79% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
Visually it is virtually identical to Gunmetal (ΔE 2.9), with Jet the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #362A23 (espresso), its complementary partner.
Because it is very dark, it is most useful for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 13.71:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (13.71:1).
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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 #232F36?
#232F36 is a very dark, near-neutral blue colour. Digitally that works out to 14% red, 18% green and 21% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 35% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 79% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
›What text colour should I use on #232F36?
Use white text. White on #232F36 has a contrast ratio of 13.71:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #232F36?
Its complementary colour is #362A23, and analogous partners are #233634 and #232536.