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#2E2F3A

Gunmetal · very dark neutral

About #2E2F3A

#2E2F3A is a very dark, near-neutral gray colour. Digitally that works out to 18% red, 18% green and 23% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 21% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 77% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

Visually it is very close to Gunmetal (ΔE 6.0), with Jet the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #3A392E (graphite), its complementary partner.

Because it is very dark, it is most useful for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 13.26:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (13.26:1).

Colour codes

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Red46
Green47
Blue58

Closest named colours

Gunmetal
#2A3439 · ΔE 6.0
Jet
#2B2B2B · ΔE 7.8
Graphite
#383838 · ΔE 8.4

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

Text on #2E2F3A

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on gunmetal #2E2F3A.
13.26:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on gunmetal #2E2F3A.
1.58:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #2E2F3A appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#2E2F3A
Protanopia (no red cones)
#2C303B
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#2C2F3A
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#2B3133

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #2E2F3A?

#2E2F3A is a very dark, near-neutral gray colour. Digitally that works out to 18% red, 18% green and 23% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 21% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 77% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #2E2F3A?

Use white text. White on #2E2F3A has a contrast ratio of 13.26:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #2E2F3A?

Its complementary colour is #3A392E, and analogous partners are #2E353A and #332E3A.