#2E353E
Gunmetal · dark neutral
About #2E353E
#2E353E is a near-neutral, dark shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 18% red, 21% green and 24% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 26% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 76% 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 3.2); Graphite comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #3E372E — a graphite tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use dark tones like #2E353E for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 12.39:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (12.39:1).
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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 #2E353E?
#2E353E is a near-neutral, dark shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 18% red, 21% green and 24% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 26% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 76% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
›What text colour should I use on #2E353E?
Use white text. White on #2E353E has a contrast ratio of 12.39:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #2E353E?
Its complementary colour is #3E372E, and analogous partners are #2E3D3E and #2F2E3E.