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#2E413D

Gunmetal · dark cool teal

About #2E413D

#2E413D is a dark, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 18% red, 25% green and 24% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 75% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Gunmetal (ΔE 8.8), with Graphite the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #412E32 (espresso), its complementary partner.

Because it is dark, it is most useful for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 10.83:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (10.83:1).

Colour codes

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Red46
Green65
Blue61

Closest named colours

Gunmetal
#2A3439 · ΔE 8.8
Graphite
#383838 · ΔE 8.9
Charcoal
#36454F · ΔE 9.9

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

Text on #2E413D

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on gunmetal #2E413D.
10.83:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on gunmetal #2E413D.
1.94:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #2E413D appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#2E413D
Protanopia (no red cones)
#3F3F3D
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#3C3C3D
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#294240

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #2E413D?

#2E413D is a dark, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 18% red, 25% green and 24% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 75% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #2E413D?

Use white text. White on #2E413D has a contrast ratio of 10.83:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #2E413D?

Its complementary colour is #412E32, and analogous partners are #2E4133 and #2E3C41.