#2B2D3D
Gunmetal · very dark cool blue
About #2B2D3D
#2B2D3D is a muted, very dark shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 17% red, 18% green and 24% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 30% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 76% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Gunmetal (ΔE 8.9); Jet comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #3D3B2B — a espresso tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very dark tones like #2B2D3D for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 13.59:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (13.59:1).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #2B2D3D
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #2B2D3D?
#2B2D3D is a muted, very dark shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 17% red, 18% green and 24% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 30% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 76% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #2B2D3D?
Use white text. White on #2B2D3D has a contrast ratio of 13.59:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #2B2D3D?
Its complementary colour is #3D3B2B, and analogous partners are #2B363D and #322B3D.