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#232F2B

#232f2b ≈ Gunmetal

  • gray
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Neutral
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#232f2b is a color from the gray family, with very low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 13.73% red, 18.43% green and 16.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.53% cyan, 0% magenta, 8.51% yellow and 81.57% black. Its hue angle is 160°, with 14.63% saturation and 16.08% lightness in HSL. It is a neutral color, often associated with neutrality, balance and professionalism. Designers typically use it for body text and typography and corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 13.88:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Gunmetal (#2a3439), ΔE 6.67.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#333333
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Relative luminance0.0256

Complementary

  1. #232f2b
  2. #2f2327

Split complementary

  1. #232f2b
  2. #2f232d
  3. #2f2523

Analogous

  1. #232f25
  2. #232f2b
  3. #232d2f

Triadic

  1. #232f2b
  2. #2b232f
  3. #2f2b23

Tetradic

  1. #232f2b
  2. #23272f
  3. #2f2327
  4. #2f2b23

Square

  1. #232f2b
  2. #25232f
  3. #2f2327
  4. #2d2f23

Monochromatic

  1. #090c0b
  2. #090c0b
  3. #232f2b
  4. #445b53
  5. #64877b

Shades

#232f2b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #232f2b
  2. #202a27
  3. #1c2622
  4. #19211e
  5. #151c1a
  6. #121816
  7. #0e1311
  8. #0b0e0d
  9. #070909
  10. #040504
  11. #000000

Tints

#232f2b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #232f2b
  2. #394440
  3. #4f5955
  4. #656d6b
  5. #7b8280
  6. #919795
  7. #a7acaa
  8. #bdc1bf
  9. #d3d5d5
  10. #e9eaea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#232f2b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #232f2b
  2. #2c3734
  3. #363f3c
  4. #3f4745
  5. #484f4d
  6. #525856
  7. #5b605e
  8. #646867
  9. #6d706f
  10. #777878
  11. #808080

Readable text 13.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #2c2c2c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #292d2c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2e2d2b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2c2c2b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #202f2e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2a2e2b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #292d2b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #212f2d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-232f2b {
  color: #232f2b;
}
Background
.bg-232f2b {
  background-color: #232f2b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-232f2b {
  border: 2px solid #232f2b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #232f2b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 35 47 43;
  --color-primary-hsl: 160 15% 16%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-232f2b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #232f2b, #232d2f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-232f2b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(35 47 43 / 0.35);
}

#2a3439 Gunmetal ΔE 6.67 #353839 Onyx ΔE 7.35 #3b3c36 Black Olive ΔE 7.59 #343434 Jet ΔE 8.03 #123524 Phthalo Green ΔE 9.98 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 10.23 #36454f Charcoal ΔE 11.20 #dcd0d4 Inverted #2c2c2c Grayscale 

Gunmetal
#232f2b  rgb(35, 47, 43)  hsl(160, 15%, 16%)  Gunmetal
#2f2327  rgb(47, 35, 39)  hsl(340, 15%, 16%)  Licorice
#2b232f  rgb(43, 35, 47)  hsl(280, 15%, 16%)  Licorice
#2f2b23  rgb(47, 43, 35)  hsl(40, 15%, 16%)  Jet