#282937
Gunmetal · very dark cool blue
About #282937
#282937 is a very dark, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 16% red, 16% green and 22% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 27% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 78% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is similar to Gunmetal (ΔE 8.7), with Jet the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #373628 (graphite), its complementary partner.
Because it is very dark, it is most useful for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 14.36:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (14.36:1).
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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 #282937?
#282937 is a very dark, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 16% red, 16% green and 22% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 27% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 78% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #282937?
Use white text. White on #282937 has a contrast ratio of 14.36:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #282937?
Its complementary colour is #373628, and analogous partners are #283137 and #2F2837.