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#1B262D

#1b262d ≈ Gunmetal

  • azure
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#1b262d is a color from the azure family, with very low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 10.59% red, 14.9% green and 17.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 40% cyan, 15.56% magenta, 0% yellow and 82.35% black. Its hue angle is 203.33°, with 25% saturation and 14.12% 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 corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 15.42:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Gunmetal (#2a3439), ΔE 4.63.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#333333
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Relative luminance0.0181

Complementary

  1. #1b262d
  2. #2d221b

Split complementary

  1. #1b262d
  2. #2d1b1d
  3. #2d2b1b

Analogous

  1. #1b2d2b
  2. #1b262d
  3. #1b1d2d

Triadic

  1. #1b262d
  2. #2d1b26
  3. #262d1b

Tetradic

  1. #1b262d
  2. #221b2d
  3. #2d221b
  4. #262d1b

Square

  1. #1b262d
  2. #2b1b2d
  3. #2d221b
  4. #1d2d1b

Monochromatic

  1. #080b0d
  2. #080b0d
  3. #1b262d
  4. #384e5d
  5. #54778d

Shades

#1b262d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1b262d
  2. #182229
  3. #161e24
  4. #131b20
  5. #10171b
  6. #0e1317
  7. #0b0f12
  8. #080b0e
  9. #050809
  10. #030405
  11. #000000

Tints

#1b262d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1b262d
  2. #323c42
  3. #495157
  4. #5f676c
  5. #767d81
  6. #8d9396
  7. #a4a8ab
  8. #bbbec0
  9. #d1d4d5
  10. #e8e9ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1b262d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1b262d
  2. #252f35
  3. #2f383e
  4. #394146
  5. #434a4e
  6. #4e5357
  7. #585c5f
  8. #626567
  9. #6c6e6f
  10. #767778
  11. #808080

Readable text 15.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #252525 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #212528 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #23262d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #20242d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #152828 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #20262d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1e252d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #18272a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-1b262d {
  color: #1b262d;
}
Background
.bg-1b262d {
  background-color: #1b262d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-1b262d {
  border: 2px solid #1b262d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1b262d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 27 38 45;
  --color-primary-hsl: 203 25% 14%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1b262d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1b262d, #1b1d2d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1b262d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(27 38 45 / 0.35);
}

#2a3439 Gunmetal ΔE 4.63 #010b13 Rich Black ΔE 7.57 #353839 Onyx ΔE 7.63 #343434 Jet ΔE 7.96 #36454f Charcoal ΔE 9.91 #000000 Black ΔE 10.82 #100c08 Smoky Black ΔE 10.86 #e4d9d2 Inverted #252525 Grayscale 

Gunmetal
#1b262d  rgb(27, 38, 45)  hsl(203, 25%, 14%)  Gunmetal
#2d221b  rgb(45, 34, 27)  hsl(23, 25%, 14%)  Bistre
#2d1b26  rgb(45, 27, 38)  hsl(323, 25%, 14%)  Licorice
#262d1b  rgb(38, 45, 27)  hsl(83, 25%, 14%)  Black Olive