#2F2E41
Gunmetal · very dark cool blue
About #2F2E41
#2F2E41 is a muted, very dark shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 18% red, 18% green and 25% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 28% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Gunmetal (ΔE 11.1); Charcoal comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #40412E — a graphite tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very dark tones like #2F2E41 for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 13.22:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (13.22:1).
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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 #2F2E41?
#2F2E41 is a muted, very dark shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 18% red, 18% green and 25% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 28% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #2F2E41?
Use white text. White on #2F2E41 has a contrast ratio of 13.22:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #2F2E41?
Its complementary colour is #40412E, and analogous partners are #2E3741 and #392E41.