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#263232

Gunmetal · very dark neutral

About #263232

With the hex code #263232, this is a very dark teal with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 15% red, 20% green and 20% blue, while a printer would mix 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 80% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Gunmetal — a ΔE of 3.8 — followed by Jet. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #322626, a jet shade.

In design, a very dark colour like this works best for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 13.25:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (13.25:1).

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Red38
Green50
Blue50

Closest named colours

Gunmetal
#2A3439 · ΔE 3.8
Jet
#2B2B2B · ΔE 5.7
Graphite
#383838 · ΔE 6.5

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

Text on #263232

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on gunmetal #263232.
13.25:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on gunmetal #263232.
1.58:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #263232 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#263232
Protanopia (no red cones)
#303132
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#2E2F32
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#223332

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #263232?

With the hex code #263232, this is a very dark teal with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 15% red, 20% green and 20% blue, while a printer would mix 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 80% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #263232?

Use white text. White on #263232 has a contrast ratio of 13.25:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #263232?

Its complementary colour is #322626, and analogous partners are #26322C and #262C32.