#293B35
Gunmetal · dark cool green
About #293B35
With the hex code #293B35, this is a dark green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 16% red, 23% green and 21% blue, while a printer would mix 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 77% black. It reads as a cool colour.
If you had to name it, it is similar to Gunmetal — a ΔE of 8.7 — followed by Graphite. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #3B292F, a jet shade.
In design, a dark colour like this works best for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 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 #293B35?
With the hex code #293B35, this is a dark green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 16% red, 23% green and 21% blue, while a printer would mix 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 77% black. It reads as a cool colour.
›What text colour should I use on #293B35?
Use white text. White on #293B35 has a contrast ratio of 11.86:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #293B35?
Its complementary colour is #3B292F, and analogous partners are #293B2C and #29383B.