#2B2D37
Gunmetal · very dark neutral
About #2B2D37
#2B2D37 is a near-neutral, very dark shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 17% red, 18% green and 22% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 22% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 78% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Gunmetal (ΔE 5.6); Jet comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #37352B — a graphite tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very dark tones like #2B2D37 for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 13.70:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (13.70:1).
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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 #2B2D37?
#2B2D37 is a near-neutral, very dark shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 17% red, 18% green and 22% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 22% cyan, 18% 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 #2B2D37?
Use white text. White on #2B2D37 has a contrast ratio of 13.70:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #2B2D37?
Its complementary colour is #37352B, and analogous partners are #2B3337 and #2F2B37.