#2E3440 · near Gunmetal

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#2E3440 (RGB 46, 52, 64) is a dark, nearly neutral gray, closest to Gunmetal and near Jet and Onyx. Gray suggests neutrality and balance; it lets other colors lead, which makes #2E3440 a natural choice for text, borders and interface chrome. It appears in 6 ColorSwoop palettes. In OKLCH it has 32% lightness and 0.02 chroma at hue 264°.

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HEX#2E3440
RGBrgb(46, 52, 64)
HSLhsl(220, 16%, 22%)
CMYK28, 19, 0, 75
CSS var--gunmetal
Contrast12.49:1 white · 1.68:1 black

Similar named colors

Gunmetal #2A3439Jet #343434Onyx #353839Charcoal Blue #2C3E50Iron #3B3F42

How to use #2E3440

White text passes WCAG AA on #2E3440 (12.49:1); black does not, so keep dark text off it.

For a calm scheme pair #2E3440 with its analogous neighbors #2F3E41 and #322F41; for contrast use its complement #413B2F as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #F5F5F7.

--gunmetal: #2E3440;

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#2E3440 hex color card: near Gunmetal, RGB 46, 52, 64
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Shades & tints

#090A0D#12151A#1C1F26#252A33#2E3440#585D66#82858C#ABAEB3#D5D6D9

Color harmonies for #2E3440

Complementary

#2E3440#413B2F

Analogous

#2E3440#2F3E41#322F41

Triadic

#2E3440#412F35#35412F

Split complementary

#2E3440#41322F#3E412F

Tetradic

#2E3440#412F3E#413B2F#2F4132

Palettes with #2E3440