#2E313D
Gunmetal · dark cool blue
About #2E313D
With the hex code #2E313D, this is a dark blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 18% red, 19% green and 24% blue, while a printer would mix 25% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 76% black. It reads as a cool colour.
If you had to name it, it is very close to Gunmetal — a ΔE of 5.9 — followed by Jet. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #3D3A2E, a graphite shade.
In design, a dark colour like this works best for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 12.94:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (12.94:1).
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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 #2E313D?
With the hex code #2E313D, this is a dark blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 18% red, 19% green and 24% blue, while a printer would mix 25% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 76% black. It reads as a cool colour.
›What text colour should I use on #2E313D?
Use white text. White on #2E313D has a contrast ratio of 12.94:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #2E313D?
Its complementary colour is #3D3A2E, and analogous partners are #2E393D and #332E3D.