#2B3136
Gunmetal · very dark neutral
About #2B3136
#2B3136 is a near-neutral, very dark shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 17% red, 19% green and 21% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 20% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 79% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
Of the common colour names it is virtually identical to Gunmetal (ΔE 2.0); Jet comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #36302B — a jet tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very dark tones like #2B3136 for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 13.16:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (13.16:1).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #2B3136
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #2B3136?
#2B3136 is a near-neutral, very dark shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 17% red, 19% green and 21% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 20% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 79% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
›What text colour should I use on #2B3136?
Use white text. White on #2B3136 has a contrast ratio of 13.16:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #2B3136?
Its complementary colour is #36302B, and analogous partners are #2B3635 and #2B2C36.