#2E293E
Gunmetal · very dark cool purple
About #2E293E
#2E293E is a muted, very dark shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 18% red, 16% green and 24% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 26% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 76% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Gunmetal (ΔE 13.6); Jet comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #393E29 — a graphite tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very dark tones like #2E293E for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 13.97:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (13.97:1).
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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 #2E293E?
#2E293E is a muted, very dark shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 18% red, 16% green and 24% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 26% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 76% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #2E293E?
Use white text. White on #2E293E has a contrast ratio of 13.97:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #2E293E?
Its complementary colour is #393E29, and analogous partners are #292F3E and #38293E.