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#1E2A3A

#1e2a3a ≈ Gunmetal

  • azure
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#1e2a3a is a color from the azure family, with very low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 11.76% red, 16.47% green and 22.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 48.28% cyan, 27.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 77.25% black. Its hue angle is 214.29°, with 31.82% saturation and 17.25% 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 14.51:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Gunmetal (#2a3439), ΔE 7.24.

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Web safe#333333
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Relative luminance0.0224

Complementary

  1. #1e2a3a
  2. #3a2e1e

Split complementary

  1. #1e2a3a
  2. #3a201e
  3. #383a1e

Analogous

  1. #1e383a
  2. #1e2a3a
  3. #201e3a

Triadic

  1. #1e2a3a
  2. #3a1e2a
  3. #2a3a1e

Tetradic

  1. #1e2a3a
  2. #2e1e3a
  3. #3a2e1e
  4. #2a3a1e

Square

  1. #1e2a3a
  2. #3a1e38
  3. #3a2e1e
  4. #1e3a20

Monochromatic

  1. #070a0d
  2. #070a0d
  3. #1e2a3a
  4. #384e6c
  5. #52739f

Shades

#1e2a3a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1e2a3a
  2. #1b2634
  3. #18222e
  4. #151d29
  5. #121923
  6. #0f151d
  7. #0c1117
  8. #090d11
  9. #06080c
  10. #030406
  11. #000000

Tints

#1e2a3a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1e2a3a
  2. #353f4e
  3. #4b5561
  4. #626a75
  5. #787f89
  6. #8f959d
  7. #a5aab0
  8. #bcbfc4
  9. #d2d4d8
  10. #e9eaeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1e2a3a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1e2a3a
  2. #283341
  3. #323b48
  4. #3b444f
  5. #454c56
  6. #4f555d
  7. #595e64
  8. #63666b
  9. #6c6f72
  10. #767779
  11. #808080

Readable text 14.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #292929 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #252a31 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #242b3b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #21283a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #142e2f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #222a3a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #20293a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #182c34 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-1e2a3a {
  color: #1e2a3a;
}
Background
.bg-1e2a3a {
  background-color: #1e2a3a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-1e2a3a {
  border: 2px solid #1e2a3a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1e2a3a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 30 42 58;
  --color-primary-hsl: 214 32% 17%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1e2a3a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1e2a3a, #201e3a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1e2a3a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(30 42 58 / 0.35);
}

#2a3439 Gunmetal ΔE 7.24 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 7.44 #002147 Oxford Blue ΔE 8.45 #353839 Onyx ΔE 9.66 #36454f Charcoal ΔE 9.70 #343434 Jet ΔE 9.98 #010b13 Rich Black ΔE 10.27 #e1d5c5 Inverted #292929 Grayscale 

Gunmetal
#1e2a3a  rgb(30, 42, 58)  hsl(214, 32%, 17%)  Gunmetal
#3a2e1e  rgb(58, 46, 30)  hsl(34, 32%, 17%)  Bistre
#3a1e2a  rgb(58, 30, 42)  hsl(334, 32%, 17%)  Eggplant
#2a3a1e  rgb(42, 58, 30)  hsl(94, 32%, 17%)  Phthalo Green