#2B313E
Gunmetal · dark cool blue
About #2B313E
#2B313E is a dark, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 17% red, 19% green and 24% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 31% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 76% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is very close to Gunmetal (ΔE 6.0), with Charcoal the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #3E382B (espresso), its complementary partner.
Because it is dark, it is most useful for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 13.03:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (13.03:1).
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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 #2B313E?
#2B313E is a dark, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 17% red, 19% green and 24% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 31% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 76% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #2B313E?
Use white text. White on #2B313E has a contrast ratio of 13.03:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #2B313E?
Its complementary colour is #3E382B, and analogous partners are #2B3B3E and #2F2B3E.