#263A44
Gunmetal · dark cool blue
About #263A44
#263A44 is a muted, dark shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 15% red, 23% green and 27% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 44% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Gunmetal (ΔE 5.1); Charcoal comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #443026 — a espresso tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use dark tones like #263A44 for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 11.86:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (11.86:1).
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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 #263A44?
#263A44 is a muted, dark shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 15% red, 23% green and 27% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 44% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #263A44?
Use white text. White on #263A44 has a contrast ratio of 11.86:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #263A44?
Its complementary colour is #443026, and analogous partners are #26443F and #262B44.