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#223240

#223240 ≈ Gunmetal

  • azure
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#223240 is a color from the azure family, with very low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 13.33% red, 19.61% green and 25.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 46.88% cyan, 21.88% magenta, 0% yellow and 74.9% black. Its hue angle is 208°, with 30.61% saturation and 19.22% 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 13.14:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Gunmetal (#2a3439), ΔE 4.9.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#333333
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Relative luminance0.0299

Complementary

  1. #223240
  2. #403022

Split complementary

  1. #223240
  2. #402223
  3. #403f22

Analogous

  1. #22403f
  2. #223240
  3. #222340

Triadic

  1. #223240
  2. #402232
  3. #324022

Tetradic

  1. #223240
  2. #302240
  3. #403022
  4. #324022

Square

  1. #223240
  2. #3f2240
  3. #403022
  4. #234022

Monochromatic

  1. #070a0d
  2. #070b0e
  3. #223240
  4. #3d5972
  5. #5780a4

Shades

#223240 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #223240
  2. #1f2d3a
  3. #1b2833
  4. #18232d
  5. #141e26
  6. #111920
  7. #0e141a
  8. #0a0f13
  9. #070a0d
  10. #030506
  11. #000000

Tints

#223240 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #223240
  2. #384753
  3. #4e5b66
  4. #647079
  5. #7a848c
  6. #9199a0
  7. #a7adb3
  8. #bdc2c6
  9. #d3d6d9
  10. #e9ebec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#223240 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #223240
  2. #2b3a46
  3. #35424d
  4. #3e4953
  5. #48515a
  6. #515960
  7. #5a6166
  8. #64696d
  9. #6d7073
  10. #77787a
  11. #808080

Readable text 13.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #303030 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #2b3137 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2c3241 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #282f40 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #173537 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #293240 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #263040 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1c343b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-223240 {
  color: #223240;
}
Background
.bg-223240 {
  background-color: #223240;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-223240 {
  border: 2px solid #223240;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #223240;
  --color-primary-rgb: 34 50 64;
  --color-primary-hsl: 208 31% 19%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-223240 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #223240, #222340);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-223240 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(34 50 64 / 0.35);
}

#2a3439 Gunmetal ΔE 4.90 #36454f Charcoal ΔE 6.58 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 7.51 #353839 Onyx ΔE 8.09 #343434 Jet ΔE 9.11 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 10.35 #002147 Oxford Blue ΔE 10.76 #ddcdbf Inverted #303030 Grayscale 

Gunmetal
#223240  rgb(34, 50, 64)  hsl(208, 31%, 19%)  Gunmetal
#403022  rgb(64, 48, 34)  hsl(28, 31%, 19%)  Bistre
#402232  rgb(64, 34, 50)  hsl(328, 31%, 19%)  Eggplant
#324022  rgb(50, 64, 34)  hsl(88, 31%, 19%)  Rifle Green