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#042A37

#042a37 ≈ Gunmetal

  • azure
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#042a37 is a color from the azure family, with very low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.57% red, 16.47% green and 21.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 92.73% cyan, 23.64% magenta, 0% yellow and 78.43% black. Its hue angle is 195.29°, with 86.44% saturation and 11.57% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 15.09:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Gunmetal (#2a3439), ΔE 7.8.

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Relative luminance0.0196

Complementary

  1. #042a37
  2. #371104

Split complementary

  1. #042a37
  2. #370411
  3. #372b04

Analogous

  1. #04372b
  2. #042a37
  3. #041137

Triadic

  1. #042a37
  2. #37042a
  3. #2a3704

Tetradic

  1. #042a37
  2. #110437
  3. #371104
  4. #2a3704

Square

  1. #042a37
  2. #2b0437
  3. #371104
  4. #113704

Monochromatic

  1. #010f13
  2. #010f13
  3. #042a37
  4. #09607e
  5. #0e97c6

Shades

#042a37 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #042a37
  2. #042632
  3. #03222c
  4. #031d27
  5. #021921
  6. #02151c
  7. #021116
  8. #010d11
  9. #01080b
  10. #000406
  11. #000000

Tints

#042a37 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #042a37
  2. #1d3f4b
  3. #36555f
  4. #4f6a73
  5. #687f87
  6. #82959b
  7. #9baaaf
  8. #b4bfc3
  9. #cdd4d7
  10. #e6eaeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#042a37 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #042a37
  2. #10333e
  3. #1d3b46
  4. #29444d
  5. #364c54
  6. #42555c
  7. #4e5e63
  8. #5b666a
  9. #676f71
  10. #747779
  11. #808080

Readable text 15.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #262626 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #1d282e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #232938 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1c2437 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #002e2e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1a2937 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #152737 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #002c32 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-042a37 {
  color: #042a37;
}
Background
.bg-042a37 {
  background-color: #042a37;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-042a37 {
  border: 2px solid #042a37;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #042a37;
  --color-primary-rgb: 4 42 55;
  --color-primary-hsl: 195 86% 12%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-042a37 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #042a37, #041137);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-042a37 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(4 42 55 / 0.35);
}

#2a3439 Gunmetal ΔE 7.80 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 9.90 #36454f Charcoal ΔE 10.46 #004953 Midnight Green ΔE 11.20 #010b13 Rich Black ΔE 11.28 #353839 Onyx ΔE 11.73 #343434 Jet ΔE 12.79 #fbd5c8 Inverted #262626 Grayscale 

Gunmetal
#042a37  rgb(4, 42, 55)  hsl(195, 86%, 12%)  Gunmetal
#371104  rgb(55, 17, 4)  hsl(15, 86%, 12%)  Caput Mortuum
#37042a  rgb(55, 4, 42)  hsl(315, 86%, 12%)  Tyrian Purple
#2a3704  rgb(42, 55, 4)  hsl(75, 86%, 12%)  Army Green