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#26322E

Gunmetal · very dark neutral

About #26322E

#26322E is a near-neutral, very dark shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 15% red, 20% green and 18% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 80% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Gunmetal (ΔE 6.5); Jet comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #32262A — a jet tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very dark tones like #26322E for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 13.31:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (13.31:1).

Colour codes

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Red38
Green50
Blue46

Closest named colours

Gunmetal
#2A3439 · ΔE 6.5
Jet
#2B2B2B · ΔE 6.5
Graphite
#383838 · ΔE 7.3

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

Text on #26322E

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on gunmetal #26322E.
13.31:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on gunmetal #26322E.
1.58:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #26322E appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#26322E
Protanopia (no red cones)
#31302E
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#2F2F2E
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#233231

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #26322E?

#26322E is a near-neutral, very dark shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 15% red, 20% green and 18% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 80% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #26322E?

Use white text. White on #26322E has a contrast ratio of 13.31:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #26322E?

Its complementary colour is #32262A, and analogous partners are #263228 and #263032.