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#253243

#253243 ≈ Gunmetal

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#253243 is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.51% red, 19.61% green and 26.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 44.78% cyan, 25.37% magenta, 0% yellow and 73.73% black. Its hue angle is 214°, with 28.85% saturation and 20.39% 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 13:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Gunmetal (#2a3439), ΔE 6.74.

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Web safe#333333
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Relative luminance0.0308

Complementary

  1. #253243
  2. #433625

Split complementary

  1. #253243
  2. #432725
  3. #414325

Analogous

  1. #254143
  2. #253243
  3. #272543

Triadic

  1. #253243
  2. #432532
  3. #324325

Tetradic

  1. #253243
  2. #362543
  3. #433625
  4. #324325

Square

  1. #253243
  2. #432541
  3. #433625
  4. #254327

Monochromatic

  1. #070a0d
  2. #0a0d12
  3. #253243
  4. #405774
  5. #5c7ca5

Shades

#253243 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #253243
  2. #212d3c
  3. #1e2836
  4. #1a232f
  5. #161e28
  6. #131922
  7. #0f141b
  8. #0b0f14
  9. #070a0d
  10. #040507
  11. #000000

Tints

#253243 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #253243
  2. #3b4756
  3. #515b69
  4. #66707b
  5. #7c848e
  6. #9299a1
  7. #a8adb4
  8. #bec2c7
  9. #d3d6d9
  10. #e9ebec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#253243 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #253243
  2. #2e3a49
  3. #37424f
  4. #404955
  5. #49515b
  6. #535962
  7. #5c6168
  8. #65696e
  9. #6e7074
  10. #77787a
  11. #808080

Readable text 13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #313131 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #2d3139 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2c3344 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #283043 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #1b3638 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #293243 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #273143 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1f343d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-253243 {
  color: #253243;
}
Background
.bg-253243 {
  background-color: #253243;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-253243 {
  border: 2px solid #253243;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #253243;
  --color-primary-rgb: 37 50 67;
  --color-primary-hsl: 214 29% 20%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-253243 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #253243, #272543);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-253243 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(37 50 67 / 0.35);
}

#2a3439 Gunmetal ΔE 6.74 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 6.87 #36454f Charcoal ΔE 7.65 #353839 Onyx ΔE 9.01 #002147 Oxford Blue ΔE 9.28 #343434 Jet ΔE 9.71 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 11.41 #dacdbc Inverted #313131 Grayscale 

Gunmetal
#253243  rgb(37, 50, 67)  hsl(214, 29%, 20%)  Gunmetal
#433625  rgb(67, 54, 37)  hsl(34, 29%, 20%)  Taupe
#432532  rgb(67, 37, 50)  hsl(334, 29%, 20%)  Eggplant
#324325  rgb(50, 67, 37)  hsl(94, 29%, 20%)  Rifle Green