#263A32
Gunmetal · dark cool green
About #263A32
#263A32 is a muted, dark shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 15% red, 23% green and 20% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 77% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Gunmetal (ΔE 10.2); Graphite comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #3A262E — a jet tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use dark tones like #263A32 for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 12.11:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (12.11:1).
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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 #263A32?
#263A32 is a muted, dark shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 15% red, 23% green and 20% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 77% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #263A32?
Use white text. White on #263A32 has a contrast ratio of 12.11:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #263A32?
Its complementary colour is #3A262E, and analogous partners are #263A28 and #26383A.