Gunmetal Color
Gunmetal is a blue color with hex code #020D15. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with gunmetal, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Gunmetal Color Values
What Does Gunmetal Mean?
Gunmetal belongs to the blue family of colors. Blue wins popularity surveys in every culture that runs them, and corporate design reflects it. Trust and stability are the usual words people reach for. Dark navies project authority, pale blues open a layout up, and almost nothing clashes with it. Being on the dark side, Gunmetal adds weight and depth. It suits text, shadows, and grounding elements more than wide-open backgrounds.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Gunmetal is classified as a black (nearest centroid: bluish black, #202428).
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Gunmetal
Gunmetal and #170B02 are complements, parked opposite each other on the wheel. Together they hit maximum contrast, so a rough 70/30 split keeps the pairing from shouting.
Analogous neighbors — #021716 and #020417, which sit beside gunmetal on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair gunmetal with triadic partners #17020F and #0F1702. All three sit evenly spaced around the wheel, so the scheme stays lively without clashing.
Build and test these combinations in our Color Wheel Tool or check text readability with the Contrast Checker.
Tints and Shades
Tints (lighter)
Shades (darker)
Similar Colors
- Bunker —
#0D1117(Delta E 3) - Blue Charcoal —
#010D1A(Delta E 4) - Cinder —
#0E0E18(Delta E 4) - Woodsmoke —
#0C0D0F(Delta E 5) - Almost Black —
#070D0D(Delta E 5)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #020D15; }
.background { background-color: #020D15; }
.border { border: 2px solid #020D15; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #020D1540; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for gunmetal?
Gunmetal has the hex code #020D15. In RGB notation it is rgb(2, 13, 21), in HSL it is hsl(205, 83%, 5%), and its OKLCH value is 0.151, 0.026, 236.1.
What does the color gunmetal mean?
Blue-family colors like gunmetal carry distinct psychological associations. Gunmetal belongs to the blue family of colors. Blue wins popularity surveys in every culture that runs them, and corporate design reflects it. Trust and stability are the usual words people reach for. Dark navies project authority, pale blues open a layout up, and almost nothing clashes with it. Being on the dark side, Gunmetal adds weight and depth. It suits text, shadows, and grounding elements more than wide-open backgrounds.
What colors go with gunmetal?
Gunmetal has three easy routes: its complement #170B02 for punch, its neighbors #021716 and #020417 for something calmer, or triadic partners #17020F and #0F1702 when you want energy.
Is gunmetal a standard web color?
No — Gunmetal is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #020D15 or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make gunmetal lighter or darker?
To lighten gunmetal, add white to create tints; to darken it, add black to create shades. The tints and shades table above shows five computed steps of each, from #B4DCF8 (lightest tint) to #000305 (darkest shade).
About Gunmetal
Gunmetal is classified as a Black in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Blue hue family. It has The color is recognized by Resene.
Use our Color Converter to convert #020D15 to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.