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#232E37

#232e37 ≈ Gunmetal

  • azure
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#232e37 is a color from the azure family, with very low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 13.73% red, 18.04% green and 21.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 36.36% cyan, 16.36% magenta, 0% yellow and 78.43% black. Its hue angle is 207°, with 22.22% saturation and 17.65% 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 13.84:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Gunmetal (#2a3439), ΔE 3.09.

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Web safe#333333
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Relative luminance0.0259

Complementary

  1. #232e37
  2. #372c23

Split complementary

  1. #232e37
  2. #372324
  3. #373623

Analogous

  1. #233736
  2. #232e37
  3. #232437

Triadic

  1. #232e37
  2. #37232e
  3. #2e3723

Tetradic

  1. #232e37
  2. #2c2337
  3. #372c23
  4. #2e3723

Square

  1. #232e37
  2. #362337
  3. #372c23
  4. #243723

Monochromatic

  1. #080a0c
  2. #080a0c
  3. #232e37
  4. #415566
  5. #5f7c95

Shades

#232e37 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #232e37
  2. #202932
  3. #1c252c
  4. #192027
  5. #151c21
  6. #12171c
  7. #0e1216
  8. #0b0e11
  9. #07090b
  10. #040506
  11. #000000

Tints

#232e37 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #232e37
  2. #39434b
  3. #4f585f
  4. #656d73
  5. #7b8287
  6. #91979b
  7. #a7abaf
  8. #bdc0c3
  9. #d3d5d7
  10. #e9eaeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#232e37 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #232e37
  2. #2c363e
  3. #363e46
  4. #3f474d
  5. #484f54
  6. #52575c
  7. #5b5f63
  8. #64676a
  9. #6d7071
  10. #777879
  11. #808080

Readable text 13.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.52:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #2d2d2d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #292d31 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2a2e37 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #282c37 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #1d3031 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #282e37 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #262d37 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1f2f33 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-232e37 {
  color: #232e37;
}
Background
.bg-232e37 {
  background-color: #232e37;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-232e37 {
  border: 2px solid #232e37;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #232e37;
  --color-primary-rgb: 35 46 55;
  --color-primary-hsl: 207 22% 18%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-232e37 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #232e37, #232437);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-232e37 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(35 46 55 / 0.35);
}

#2a3439 Gunmetal ΔE 3.09 #353839 Onyx ΔE 6.32 #343434 Jet ΔE 7.09 #36454f Charcoal ΔE 7.39 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 10.02 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 10.07 #010b13 Rich Black ΔE 10.08 #dcd1c8 Inverted #2d2d2d Grayscale 

Gunmetal
#232e37  rgb(35, 46, 55)  hsl(207, 22%, 18%)  Gunmetal
#372c23  rgb(55, 44, 35)  hsl(27, 22%, 18%)  Bistre
#37232e  rgb(55, 35, 46)  hsl(327, 22%, 18%)  Licorice
#2e3723  rgb(46, 55, 35)  hsl(87, 22%, 18%)  Rifle Green