#23322D
Gunmetal · very dark neutral
About #23322D
#23322D is a very dark, near-neutral green colour. Digitally that works out to 14% red, 20% green and 18% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 80% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
Visually it is very close to Gunmetal (ΔE 7.6), with Jet the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #322328 (jet), its complementary partner.
Because it is very dark, it is most useful for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 13.41:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (13.41:1).
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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 #23322D?
#23322D is a very dark, near-neutral green colour. Digitally that works out to 14% red, 20% green and 18% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 80% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
›What text colour should I use on #23322D?
Use white text. White on #23322D has a contrast ratio of 13.41:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #23322D?
Its complementary colour is #322328, and analogous partners are #233225 and #233032.