#35313D
Gunmetal · dark cool gray
About #35313D
#35313D is a dark, muted gray colour. Digitally that works out to 21% red, 19% green and 24% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 13% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 76% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is very close to Gunmetal (ΔE 7.9), with Graphite the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #393D31 (graphite), its complementary partner.
Because it is dark, it is most useful for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 12.67:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (12.67:1).
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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 #35313D?
#35313D is a dark, muted gray colour. Digitally that works out to 21% red, 19% green and 24% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 13% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 76% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #35313D?
Use white text. White on #35313D has a contrast ratio of 12.67:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #35313D?
Its complementary colour is #393D31, and analogous partners are #31333D and #3B313D.