#283231
Gunmetal · very dark neutral
About #283231
#283231 is a very dark, near-neutral gray colour. Digitally that works out to 16% red, 20% green and 19% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 80% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
Visually it is very close to Gunmetal (ΔE 4.3), with Jet the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #322829 (jet), 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 — 13.20:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (13.20:1).
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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 #283231?
#283231 is a very dark, near-neutral gray colour. Digitally that works out to 16% red, 20% green and 19% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 80% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
›What text colour should I use on #283231?
Use white text. White on #283231 has a contrast ratio of 13.20:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #283231?
Its complementary colour is #322829, and analogous partners are #28322C and #282E32.