#24322D
Gunmetal · very dark neutral
About #24322D
#24322D is a near-neutral, very dark shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 14% red, 20% green and 18% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 80% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Gunmetal (ΔE 7.4); Jet comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #322429 — a jet tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very dark tones like #24322D for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 13.38:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (13.38:1).
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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 #24322D?
#24322D is a near-neutral, very dark shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 14% red, 20% green and 18% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 28% 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 #24322D?
Use white text. White on #24322D has a contrast ratio of 13.38:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #24322D?
Its complementary colour is #322429, and analogous partners are #243226 and #243032.