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#2E2B3D

Gunmetal · very dark cool blue

About #2E2B3D

With the hex code #2E2B3D, this is a very dark blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 18% red, 17% green and 24% blue, while a printer would mix 25% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 76% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Gunmetal — a ΔE of 11.2 — followed by Jet. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #3A3D2B, a graphite shade.

In design, a very dark colour like this works best for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 13.73:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (13.73:1).

Colour codes

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Red46
Green43
Blue61

Closest named colours

Gunmetal
#2A3439 · ΔE 11.2
Jet
#2B2B2B · ΔE 12.5
Graphite
#383838 · ΔE 13.4

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #2E2B3D

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on gunmetal #2E2B3D.
13.73:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on gunmetal #2E2B3D.
1.53:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #2E2B3D appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#2E2B3D
Protanopia (no red cones)
#272D3E
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#272D3D
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#2B2E31

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #2E2B3D?

With the hex code #2E2B3D, this is a very dark blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 18% red, 17% green and 24% blue, while a printer would mix 25% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 76% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #2E2B3D?

Use white text. White on #2E2B3D has a contrast ratio of 13.73:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #2E2B3D?

Its complementary colour is #3A3D2B, and analogous partners are #2B313D and #372B3D.