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#172530

#172530 ≈ Gunmetal

  • azure
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#172530 is a color from the azure family, with very low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.02% red, 14.51% green and 18.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 52.08% cyan, 22.92% magenta, 0% yellow and 81.18% black. Its hue angle is 206.4°, with 35.21% saturation and 13.92% 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 15.63:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Gunmetal (#2a3439), ΔE 5.98.

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Web safe#003333
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Relative luminance0.0172

Complementary

  1. #172530
  2. #302217

Split complementary

  1. #172530
  2. #301718
  3. #302e17

Analogous

  1. #17302e
  2. #172530
  3. #171830

Triadic

  1. #172530
  2. #301725
  3. #253017

Tetradic

  1. #172530
  2. #221730
  3. #302217
  4. #253017

Square

  1. #172530
  2. #2e1730
  3. #302217
  4. #183017

Monochromatic

  1. #070b0e
  2. #070b0e
  3. #172530
  4. #304d64
  5. #497597

Shades

#172530 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #172530
  2. #15212b
  3. #121e26
  4. #101a22
  5. #0e161d
  6. #0c1318
  7. #090f13
  8. #070b0e
  9. #05070a
  10. #020405
  11. #000000

Tints

#172530 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #172530
  2. #2e3b45
  3. #455159
  4. #5d666e
  5. #747c83
  6. #8b9298
  7. #a2a8ac
  8. #b9bec1
  9. #d1d3d6
  10. #e8e9ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#172530 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #172530
  2. #222e38
  3. #2c3740
  4. #374048
  5. #414950
  6. #4c5358
  7. #565c60
  8. #616568
  9. #6b6e70
  10. #767778
  11. #808080

Readable text 15.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #232323 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #1f2429 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #202531 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1d2230 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0d2829 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1d2530 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1b2330 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #12272c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-172530 {
  color: #172530;
}
Background
.bg-172530 {
  background-color: #172530;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-172530 {
  border: 2px solid #172530;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #172530;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 37 48;
  --color-primary-hsl: 206 35% 14%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-172530 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #172530, #171830);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-172530 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 37 48 / 0.35);
}

#2a3439 Gunmetal ΔE 5.98 #010b13 Rich Black ΔE 7.75 #353839 Onyx ΔE 9.18 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 9.46 #343434 Jet ΔE 9.55 #36454f Charcoal ΔE 10.24 #002147 Oxford Blue ΔE 10.88 #e8dacf Inverted #232323 Grayscale 

Gunmetal
#172530  rgb(23, 37, 48)  hsl(206, 35%, 14%)  Gunmetal
#302217  rgb(48, 34, 23)  hsl(26, 35%, 14%)  Bistre
#301725  rgb(48, 23, 37)  hsl(326, 35%, 14%)  Licorice
#253017  rgb(37, 48, 23)  hsl(86, 35%, 14%)  Phthalo Green