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#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).

Colour codes

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Red35
Green50
Blue45

Closest named colours

Gunmetal
#2A3439 · ΔE 7.6
Jet
#2B2B2B · ΔE 7.9
Graphite
#383838 · ΔE 8.7

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

Text on #23322D

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on gunmetal #23322D.
13.41:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on gunmetal #23322D.
1.57:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #23322D appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#23322D
Protanopia (no red cones)
#31302D
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#2E2E2D
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#1F3230

Shades, tints & matching colours

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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.