#283237
Gunmetal · dark neutral
About #283237
#283237 is a dark, near-neutral blue colour. Digitally that works out to 16% red, 20% green and 22% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 27% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 78% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
Visually it is virtually identical to Gunmetal (ΔE 0.9), with Jet the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #372D28 (espresso), its complementary partner.
Because it is dark, it is most useful for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 13.11:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (13.11:1).
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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 #283237?
#283237 is a dark, near-neutral blue colour. Digitally that works out to 16% red, 20% green and 22% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 27% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 78% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
›What text colour should I use on #283237?
Use white text. White on #283237 has a contrast ratio of 13.11:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #283237?
Its complementary colour is #372D28, and analogous partners are #283735 and #282A37.