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#232F33

#232f33 ≈ Gunmetal

  • azure
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#232f33 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, 18.43% green and 20% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 31.37% cyan, 7.84% magenta, 0% yellow and 80% black. Its hue angle is 195°, with 18.6% saturation and 16.86% 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 13.76:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Gunmetal (#2a3439), ΔE 2.2.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#333333
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Relative luminance0.0263

Complementary

  1. #232f33
  2. #332723

Split complementary

  1. #232f33
  2. #332327
  3. #332f23

Analogous

  1. #23332f
  2. #232f33
  3. #232733

Triadic

  1. #232f33
  2. #33232f
  3. #2f3323

Tetradic

  1. #232f33
  2. #272333
  3. #332723
  4. #2f3323

Square

  1. #232f33
  2. #2f2333
  3. #332723
  4. #273323

Monochromatic

  1. #080b0c
  2. #080b0c
  3. #232f33
  4. #425960
  5. #61838e

Shades

#232f33 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #232f33
  2. #202a2e
  3. #1c2629
  4. #192124
  5. #151c1f
  6. #12181a
  7. #0e1314
  8. #0b0e0f
  9. #07090a
  10. #040505
  11. #000000

Tints

#232f33 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #232f33
  2. #394447
  3. #4f595c
  4. #656d70
  5. #7b8285
  6. #919799
  7. #a7acad
  8. #bdc1c2
  9. #d3d5d6
  10. #e9eaeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#232f33 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #232f33
  2. #2c373b
  3. #363f42
  4. #3f474a
  5. #484f52
  6. #52585a
  7. #5b6061
  8. #646869
  9. #6d7071
  10. #777878
  11. #808080

Readable text 13.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.53:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #2d2d2d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #292e30 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2c2e33 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2a2c33 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #1e3030 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #292f33 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #272d33 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #203031 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-232f33 {
  color: #232f33;
}
Background
.bg-232f33 {
  background-color: #232f33;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-232f33 {
  border: 2px solid #232f33;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #232f33;
  --color-primary-rgb: 35 47 51;
  --color-primary-hsl: 195 19% 17%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-232f33 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #232f33, #232733);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-232f33 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(35 47 51 / 0.35);
}

#2a3439 Gunmetal ΔE 2.20 #353839 Onyx ΔE 5.54 #343434 Jet ΔE 6.60 #36454f Charcoal ΔE 7.76 #3b3c36 Black Olive ΔE 8.89 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 9.07 #010b13 Rich Black ΔE 10.59 #dcd0cc Inverted #2d2d2d Grayscale 

Gunmetal
#232f33  rgb(35, 47, 51)  hsl(195, 19%, 17%)  Gunmetal
#332723  rgb(51, 39, 35)  hsl(15, 19%, 17%)  Bistre
#33232f  rgb(51, 35, 47)  hsl(315, 19%, 17%)  Licorice
#2f3323  rgb(47, 51, 35)  hsl(75, 19%, 17%)  Black Olive