#2E413F
Gunmetal · dark cool teal
About #2E413F
With the hex code #2E413F, this is a dark teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 18% red, 25% green and 25% blue, while a printer would mix 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 75% black. It reads as a cool colour.
If you had to name it, it is very close to Gunmetal — a ΔE of 7.9 — followed by Graphite. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #412E30, a espresso 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 — 10.80:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (10.80:1).
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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 #2E413F?
With the hex code #2E413F, this is a dark teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 18% red, 25% green and 25% blue, while a printer would mix 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 75% black. It reads as a cool colour.
›What text colour should I use on #2E413F?
Use white text. White on #2E413F has a contrast ratio of 10.80:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #2E413F?
Its complementary colour is #412E30, and analogous partners are #2E4136 and #2E3941.