#283145
Gunmetal · dark cool blue
About #283145
#283145 is a muted, dark shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 16% red, 19% green and 27% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 42% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Gunmetal (ΔE 10.4); Charcoal comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #453C28 — a espresso tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use dark tones like #283145 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 #283145?
#283145 is a muted, dark shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 16% red, 19% green and 27% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 42% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #283145?
Use white text. White on #283145 has a contrast ratio of 13.00:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #283145?
Its complementary colour is #453C28, and analogous partners are #284045 and #2D2845.