#353545
Gunmetal · dark cool blue
About #353545
#353545 is a dark, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 21% red, 21% green and 27% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 23% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is similar to Gunmetal (ΔE 8.9), with Charcoal the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #454535 (umber), 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 — 12.02:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (12.02:1).
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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 #353545?
#353545 is a dark, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 21% red, 21% green and 27% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 23% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #353545?
Use white text. White on #353545 has a contrast ratio of 12.02:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #353545?
Its complementary colour is #454535, and analogous partners are #353D45 and #3D3545.