Gunmetal
#2A3439
Gunmetal (#2A3439) is a dark, muted blue colour, cool. In RGB it is 42 red, 52 green and 57 blue; in HSL its hue is 200°, its saturation 15% and its lightness 19%. For print, its CMYK mix is 26% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 78% black, though printed colours vary with paper and ink.
Blue is the most-used colour in brand logos. It reads as trustworthy, calm and capable, which is why banks, tech firms and airlines choose it.
Text on gunmetal
White text on gunmetal has a contrast ratio of 12.74:1 and passes AAA; black text has 1.65:1 and fails. White text is the better choice on it. Check other pairs in the contrast checker.
White text · 12.74:1
Black text · 1.65:1
Tints and shades of gunmetal
Colour palettes with gunmetal
Brands with a gunmetal logo
Brand colours close to #2A3439, from our Brand Colour Index.
Colours similar to gunmetal
Use gunmetal in CSS
.button {
background-color: #2A3439;
color: #FFFFFF;
}Make a full Tailwind scale from it with the Tailwind shades generator, or see more shades of blue.