#262E35
Gunmetal · very dark neutral
About #262E35
#262E35 is a near-neutral, very dark shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 15% red, 18% green and 21% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 28% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 79% 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 3.1); Jet comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #352D26 — a espresso tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very dark tones like #262E35 for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 13.77:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (13.77:1).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #262E35
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #262E35?
#262E35 is a near-neutral, very dark shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 15% red, 18% green and 21% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 28% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 79% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
›What text colour should I use on #262E35?
Use white text. White on #262E35 has a contrast ratio of 13.77:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #262E35?
Its complementary colour is #352D26, and analogous partners are #263535 and #262735.