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#1B353B

#1b353b ≈ Gunmetal

  • cyan
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#1b353b is a color from the cyan family, with very low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 10.59% red, 20.78% green and 23.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 54.24% cyan, 10.17% magenta, 0% yellow and 76.86% black. Its hue angle is 191.25°, with 37.21% saturation and 16.86% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.97:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Gunmetal (#2a3439), ΔE 5.7.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#333333
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Relative luminance0.0309

Complementary

  1. #1b353b
  2. #3b211b

Split complementary

  1. #1b353b
  2. #3b1b25
  3. #3b311b

Analogous

  1. #1b3b31
  2. #1b353b
  3. #1b253b

Triadic

  1. #1b353b
  2. #3b1b35
  3. #353b1b

Tetradic

  1. #1b353b
  2. #211b3b
  3. #3b211b
  4. #353b1b

Square

  1. #1b353b
  2. #311b3b
  3. #3b211b
  4. #253b1b

Monochromatic

  1. #060d0e
  2. #060d0e
  3. #1b353b
  4. #33646f
  5. #4b93a4

Shades

#1b353b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1b353b
  2. #183035
  3. #162a2f
  4. #132529
  5. #102023
  6. #0e1b1e
  7. #0b1518
  8. #081012
  9. #050b0c
  10. #030506
  11. #000000

Tints

#1b353b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1b353b
  2. #32494f
  3. #495d62
  4. #5f7276
  5. #768689
  6. #8d9a9d
  7. #a4aeb1
  8. #bbc2c4
  9. #d1d7d8
  10. #e8ebeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1b353b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1b353b
  2. #253d42
  3. #2f4449
  4. #394c50
  5. #435357
  6. #4e5b5e
  7. #586264
  8. #626a6b
  9. #6c7172
  10. #767979
  11. #808080

Readable text 12.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #313131 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #2a3335 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #31333b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2c303b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0b3737 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #29343b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #26323b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #133639 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-1b353b {
  color: #1b353b;
}
Background
.bg-1b353b {
  background-color: #1b353b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-1b353b {
  border: 2px solid #1b353b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1b353b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 27 53 59;
  --color-primary-hsl: 191 37% 17%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1b353b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1b353b, #1b253b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1b353b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(27 53 59 / 0.35);
}

#2a3439 Gunmetal ΔE 5.70 #36454f Charcoal ΔE 7.86 #004953 Midnight Green ΔE 8.38 #353839 Onyx ΔE 9.04 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Gray ΔE 9.20 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Grey ΔE 9.20 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 9.65 #e4cac4 Inverted #313131 Grayscale 

Gunmetal
#1b353b  rgb(27, 53, 59)  hsl(191, 37%, 17%)  Gunmetal
#3b211b  rgb(59, 33, 27)  hsl(11, 37%, 17%)  Bistre
#3b1b35  rgb(59, 27, 53)  hsl(311, 37%, 17%)  Tyrian Purple
#353b1b  rgb(53, 59, 27)  hsl(71, 37%, 17%)  Rifle Green