#243233
Gunmetal · very dark neutral
About #243233
#243233 is a near-neutral, very dark shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 14% red, 20% green and 20% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 29% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% 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 3.6); Jet comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #332524 — a espresso tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very dark tones like #243233 for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 13.30:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (13.30:1).
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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 #243233?
#243233 is a near-neutral, very dark shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 14% red, 20% green and 20% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 29% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% 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 #243233?
Use white text. White on #243233 has a contrast ratio of 13.30:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #243233?
Its complementary colour is #332524, and analogous partners are #24332D and #242B33.