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#243333

Gunmetal · very dark neutral

About #243333

With the hex code #243333, this is a very dark teal with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 14% red, 20% green and 20% blue, while a printer would mix 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 80% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Gunmetal — a ΔE of 4.3 — followed by Jet. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #332424, a espresso shade.

In design, a very dark colour like this works best for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 13.16:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (13.16:1).

Colour codes

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Red36
Green51
Blue51

Closest named colours

Gunmetal
#2A3439 · ΔE 4.3
Jet
#2B2B2B · ΔE 6.9
Graphite
#383838 · ΔE 7.4

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

Text on #243333

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on gunmetal #243333.
13.16:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on gunmetal #243333.
1.60:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #243333 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#243333
Protanopia (no red cones)
#313233
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#2E2F33
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#1F3433

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #243333?

With the hex code #243333, this is a very dark teal with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 14% red, 20% green and 20% blue, while a printer would mix 29% cyan, 0% 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 #243333?

Use white text. White on #243333 has a contrast ratio of 13.16:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #243333?

Its complementary colour is #332424, and analogous partners are #24332C and #242C33.