#333045
Gunmetal · dark cool blue
About #333045
With the hex code #333045, this is a dark blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 20% red, 19% green and 27% blue, while a printer would mix 26% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black. It reads as a cool colour.
If you had to name it, it is similar to Gunmetal — a ΔE of 12.5 — followed by Charcoal. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #424530, a umber 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 — 12.73:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (12.73:1).
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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 #333045?
With the hex code #333045, this is a dark blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 20% red, 19% green and 27% blue, while a printer would mix 26% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black. It reads as a cool colour.
›What text colour should I use on #333045?
Use white text. White on #333045 has a contrast ratio of 12.73:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #333045?
Its complementary colour is #424530, and analogous partners are #303845 and #3D3045.