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#18211F

#18211f ≈ Gunmetal

  • gray
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Neutral
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#18211f is a color from the gray family, with very low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.41% red, 12.94% green and 12.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 27.27% cyan, 0% magenta, 6.06% yellow and 87.06% black. Its hue angle is 166.67°, with 15.79% saturation and 11.18% lightness in HSL. It is a neutral color, often associated with neutrality, balance and professionalism. Designers typically use it for body text and typography and corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 16.46:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Gunmetal (#2a3439), ΔE 7.74.

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Web safe#003333
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Relative luminance0.0138

Complementary

  1. #18211f
  2. #21181a

Split complementary

  1. #18211f
  2. #21181f
  3. #211b18

Analogous

  1. #18211b
  2. #18211f
  3. #181f21

Triadic

  1. #18211f
  2. #1f1821
  3. #211f18

Tetradic

  1. #18211f
  2. #181a21
  3. #21181a
  4. #211f18

Square

  1. #18211f
  2. #1b1821
  3. #21181a
  4. #1f2118

Monochromatic

  1. #090c0b
  2. #090c0b
  3. #18211f
  4. #384d49
  5. #587a72

Shades

#18211f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #18211f
  2. #161e1c
  3. #131a19
  4. #111716
  5. #0e1413
  6. #0c1110
  7. #0a0d0c
  8. #070a09
  9. #050706
  10. #020303
  11. #000000

Tints

#18211f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #18211f
  2. #2f3735
  3. #464d4c
  4. #5d6462
  5. #747a79
  6. #8c908f
  7. #a3a6a5
  8. #babcbc
  9. #d1d3d2
  10. #e8e9e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#18211f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #18211f
  2. #222b29
  3. #2d3432
  4. #373e3c
  5. #424746
  6. #4c5150
  7. #565a59
  8. #616463
  9. #6b6d6d
  10. #767776
  11. #808080

Readable text 16.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #1f1f1f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #1c201f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #20201f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1e1f1f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #162120 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1d201f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1c201f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #172120 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-18211f {
  color: #18211f;
}
Background
.bg-18211f {
  background-color: #18211f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-18211f {
  border: 2px solid #18211f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #18211f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 24 33 31;
  --color-primary-hsl: 167 16% 11%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-18211f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #18211f, #181f21);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-18211f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(24 33 31 / 0.35);
}

#2a3439 Gunmetal ΔE 7.74 #010b13 Rich Black ΔE 8.42 #343434 Jet ΔE 8.89 #100c08 Smoky Black ΔE 8.96 #353839 Onyx ΔE 9.00 #000000 Black ΔE 9.29 #3b3c36 Black Olive ΔE 10.22 #e7dee0 Inverted #1f1f1f Grayscale 

Gunmetal
#18211f  rgb(24, 33, 31)  hsl(167, 16%, 11%)  Gunmetal
#21181a  rgb(33, 24, 26)  hsl(347, 16%, 11%)  Licorice
#1f1821  rgb(31, 24, 33)  hsl(287, 16%, 11%)  Licorice
#211f18  rgb(33, 31, 24)  hsl(47, 16%, 11%)  Smoky Black