#313142
Gunmetal · dark cool blue
About #313142
#313142 is a muted, dark shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 19% red, 19% green and 26% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 26% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 74% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Gunmetal (ΔE 9.5); Charcoal comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #424231 — a graphite tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use dark tones like #313142 for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 12.74:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (12.74:1).
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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 #313142?
#313142 is a muted, dark shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 19% red, 19% green and 26% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 26% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 74% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #313142?
Use white text. White on #313142 has a contrast ratio of 12.74:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #313142?
Its complementary colour is #424231, and analogous partners are #313A42 and #3A3142.