#2E2E36
Gunmetal · very dark neutral
About #2E2E36
#2E2E36 is a near-neutral, very dark shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 18% red, 18% green and 21% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 15% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 79% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Gunmetal (ΔE 5.2); Jet comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #36362E — a graphite tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very dark tones like #2E2E36 for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 13.46:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (13.46:1).
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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 #2E2E36?
#2E2E36 is a near-neutral, very dark shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 18% red, 18% green and 21% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 15% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 79% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
›What text colour should I use on #2E2E36?
Use white text. White on #2E2E36 has a contrast ratio of 13.46:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #2E2E36?
Its complementary colour is #36362E, and analogous partners are #2E3236 and #322E36.