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#052D3B

#052d3b ≈ Gunmetal

  • azure
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#052d3b is a color from the azure family, with very low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.96% red, 17.65% green and 23.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 91.53% cyan, 23.73% magenta, 0% yellow and 76.86% black. Its hue angle is 195.56°, with 84.38% saturation and 12.55% 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 14.53:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Gunmetal (#2a3439), ΔE 7.71.

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Relative luminance0.0222

Complementary

  1. #052d3b
  2. #3b1305

Split complementary

  1. #052d3b
  2. #3b0512
  3. #3b2e05

Analogous

  1. #053b2e
  2. #052d3b
  3. #05123b

Triadic

  1. #052d3b
  2. #3b052d
  3. #2d3b05

Tetradic

  1. #052d3b
  2. #13053b
  3. #3b1305
  4. #2d3b05

Square

  1. #052d3b
  2. #2e053b
  3. #3b1305
  4. #123b05

Monochromatic

  1. #020e13
  2. #020e13
  3. #052d3b
  4. #0b6382
  5. #1199c8

Shades

#052d3b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #052d3b
  2. #052935
  3. #04242f
  4. #042029
  5. #031b23
  6. #03171e
  7. #021218
  8. #020e12
  9. #01090c
  10. #010506
  11. #000000

Tints

#052d3b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #052d3b
  2. #1e424f
  3. #375762
  4. #506c76
  5. #698189
  6. #82969d
  7. #9babb1
  8. #b4c0c4
  9. #cdd5d8
  10. #e6eaeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#052d3b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #052d3b
  2. #113542
  3. #1e3e49
  4. #2a4650
  5. #364e57
  6. #43575e
  7. #4f5f64
  8. #5b676b
  9. #676f72
  10. #747879
  11. #808080

Readable text 14.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #292929 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #1f2b31 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #252c3c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1e273b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #003132 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1c2c3b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #17293b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #002f36 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-052d3b {
  color: #052d3b;
}
Background
.bg-052d3b {
  background-color: #052d3b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-052d3b {
  border: 2px solid #052d3b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #052d3b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 5 45 59;
  --color-primary-hsl: 196 84% 13%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-052d3b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #052d3b, #05123b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-052d3b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(5 45 59 / 0.35);
}

#2a3439 Gunmetal ΔE 7.71 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 9.39 #36454f Charcoal ΔE 9.80 #004953 Midnight Green ΔE 10.52 #353839 Onyx ΔE 11.64 #010b13 Rich Black ΔE 12.11 #343434 Jet ΔE 12.81 #fad2c4 Inverted #292929 Grayscale 

Gunmetal
#052d3b  rgb(5, 45, 59)  hsl(196, 84%, 13%)  Gunmetal
#3b1305  rgb(59, 19, 5)  hsl(16, 84%, 13%)  Caput Mortuum
#3b052d  rgb(59, 5, 45)  hsl(316, 84%, 13%)  Tyrian Purple
#2d3b05  rgb(45, 59, 5)  hsl(76, 84%, 13%)  Army Green