#2B423E
Gunmetal · dark cool teal
About #2B423E
With the hex code #2B423E, this is a dark teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 17% red, 26% green and 24% blue, while a printer would mix 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 74% black. It reads as a cool colour.
If you had to name it, it is similar to Gunmetal — a ΔE of 9.7 — followed by Graphite. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #422B2F, a espresso shade.
In design, a dark colour like this works best for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 10.76:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (10.76:1).
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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 #2B423E?
With the hex code #2B423E, this is a dark teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 17% red, 26% green and 24% blue, while a printer would mix 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 74% black. It reads as a cool colour.
›What text colour should I use on #2B423E?
Use white text. White on #2B423E has a contrast ratio of 10.76:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #2B423E?
Its complementary colour is #422B2F, and analogous partners are #2B4232 and #2B3B42.