#313A42
Gunmetal · dark neutral
About #313A42
#313A42 is a near-neutral, dark shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 19% red, 23% green and 26% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 26% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 74% 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 3.6); Charcoal comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #423931 — a graphite tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use dark tones like #313A42 for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 11.57:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (11.57:1).
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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 #313A42?
#313A42 is a near-neutral, dark shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 19% red, 23% green and 26% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 26% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 74% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
›What text colour should I use on #313A42?
Use white text. White on #313A42 has a contrast ratio of 11.57:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #313A42?
Its complementary colour is #423931, and analogous partners are #314242 and #313242.