#263241
Gunmetal · dark cool blue
About #263241
With the hex code #263241, this is a dark blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 15% red, 20% green and 25% blue, while a printer would mix 42% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black. It reads as a cool colour.
If you had to name it, it is very close to Gunmetal — a ΔE of 6.9 — followed by Charcoal. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #413526, a espresso shade.
In design, a dark colour like this works best for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 13.00:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (13.00:1).
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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 #263241?
With the hex code #263241, this is a dark blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 15% red, 20% green and 25% blue, while a printer would mix 42% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black. It reads as a cool colour.
›What text colour should I use on #263241?
Use white text. White on #263241 has a contrast ratio of 13.00:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #263241?
Its complementary colour is #413526, and analogous partners are #264041 and #272641.