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#16232C

#16232c ≈ Gunmetal

  • azure
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#16232c is a color from the azure family, with very low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.63% red, 13.73% green and 17.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 50% cyan, 20.45% magenta, 0% yellow and 82.75% black. Its hue angle is 204.55°, with 33.33% saturation and 12.94% 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 16.02:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Gunmetal (#2a3439), ΔE 5.97.

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Relative luminance0.0155

Complementary

  1. #16232c
  2. #2c1f16

Split complementary

  1. #16232c
  2. #2c1618
  3. #2c2a16

Analogous

  1. #162c2a
  2. #16232c
  3. #16182c

Triadic

  1. #16232c
  2. #2c1623
  3. #232c16

Tetradic

  1. #16232c
  2. #1f162c
  3. #2c1f16
  4. #232c16

Square

  1. #16232c
  2. #2a162c
  3. #2c1f16
  4. #182c16

Monochromatic

  1. #070b0e
  2. #070b0e
  3. #16232c
  4. #304c5f
  5. #497492

Shades

#16232c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #16232c
  2. #142028
  3. #121c23
  4. #0f191f
  5. #0d151a
  6. #0b1216
  7. #090e12
  8. #070b0d
  9. #040709
  10. #020404
  11. #000000

Tints

#16232c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #16232c
  2. #2d3941
  3. #454f56
  4. #5c656b
  5. #737b80
  6. #8b9196
  7. #a2a7ab
  8. #b9bdc0
  9. #d0d3d5
  10. #e8e9ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#16232c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #16232c
  2. #212c34
  3. #2b363d
  4. #363f45
  5. #40484e
  6. #4b5256
  7. #565b5e
  8. #606467
  9. #6b6d6f
  10. #757778
  11. #808080

Readable text 16.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #212121 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #1d2226 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1f232c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1c202c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0e2526 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1c232c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1a212c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #112428 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-16232c {
  color: #16232c;
}
Background
.bg-16232c {
  background-color: #16232c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-16232c {
  border: 2px solid #16232c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #16232c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 22 35 44;
  --color-primary-hsl: 205 33% 13%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-16232c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #16232c, #16182c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-16232c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(22 35 44 / 0.35);
}

#2a3439 Gunmetal ΔE 5.97 #010b13 Rich Black ΔE 6.90 #353839 Onyx ΔE 9.08 #343434 Jet ΔE 9.35 #000000 Black ΔE 10.70 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 10.70 #36454f Charcoal ΔE 10.79 #e9dcd3 Inverted #212121 Grayscale 

Gunmetal
#16232c  rgb(22, 35, 44)  hsl(205, 33%, 13%)  Gunmetal
#2c1f16  rgb(44, 31, 22)  hsl(25, 33%, 13%)  Bistre
#2c1623  rgb(44, 22, 35)  hsl(325, 33%, 13%)  Licorice
#232c16  rgb(35, 44, 22)  hsl(85, 33%, 13%)  Phthalo Green