#2B2B2B · Gunmetal

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#2B2B2B is a dark, nearly neutral gray color, closest to Gunmetal and near Gunmetal and Jet. In OKLCH it has 29% lightness and 0.00 chroma at hue 0°. Gray suggests neutrality and balance; it lets other colors lead, which makes #2B2B2B a natural choice for text, borders and interface chrome. It appears in 12 ColorSwoop palettes.

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HEX#2B2B2B
RGBrgb(43, 43, 43)
HSLhsl(0, 0%, 17%)
CMYK0, 0, 0, 83
CSS var--gunmetal
Contrast14.16:1 white · 1.48:1 black

Similar named colors

Gunmetal #2A3439Jet #343434Raisin #242124Espresso #3C2218Onyx #353839

How to use #2B2B2B

White text passes WCAG AA on #2B2B2B (14.16:1); black does not, so keep dark text off it.

For a calm scheme pair #2B2B2B with its analogous neighbors #2B2B2B and #2B2B2B; for contrast use its complement #2B2B2B as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #F5F5F7.

--gunmetal: #2B2B2B;

Shades & tints

#090909#111111#1A1A1A#222222#2B2B2B#555555#808080#AAAAAA#D5D5D5

Color harmonies for #2B2B2B

Complementary

#2B2B2B#2B2B2B

Analogous

#2B2B2B#2B2B2B#2B2B2B

Triadic

#2B2B2B#2B2B2B#2B2B2B

Split complementary

#2B2B2B#2B2B2B#2B2B2B

Tetradic

#2B2B2B#2B2B2B#2B2B2B#2B2B2B

Palettes with #2B2B2B