#2B423D
Gunmetal · dark cool teal
About #2B423D
#2B423D is a muted, dark shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 17% red, 26% green and 24% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 74% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Gunmetal (ΔE 10.1); Graphite comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #422B30 — a espresso tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use dark tones like #2B423D for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 10.77:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (10.77:1).
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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 #2B423D?
#2B423D is a muted, dark shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 17% red, 26% green and 24% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 74% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #2B423D?
Use white text. White on #2B423D has a contrast ratio of 10.77:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #2B423D?
Its complementary colour is #422B30, and analogous partners are #2B4232 and #2B3B42.