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#263D42

#263d42 ≈ Gunmetal

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#263d42 is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.9% red, 23.92% green and 25.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 42.42% cyan, 7.58% magenta, 0% yellow and 74.12% black. Its hue angle is 190.71°, with 26.92% saturation and 20.39% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.48:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Gunmetal (#2a3439), ΔE 5.57.

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Relative luminance0.0414

Complementary

  1. #263d42
  2. #422b26

Split complementary

  1. #263d42
  2. #42262f
  3. #423926

Analogous

  1. #264239
  2. #263d42
  3. #262f42

Triadic

  1. #263d42
  2. #42263d
  3. #3d4226

Tetradic

  1. #263d42
  2. #2b2642
  3. #422b26
  4. #3d4226

Square

  1. #263d42
  2. #392642
  3. #422b26
  4. #2f4226

Monochromatic

  1. #070c0d
  2. #0a1011
  3. #263d42
  4. #426a73
  5. #5e96a3

Shades

#263d42 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #263d42
  2. #22373b
  3. #1e3135
  4. #1b2b2e
  5. #172528
  6. #131f21
  7. #0f181a
  8. #0b1214
  9. #080c0d
  10. #040607
  11. #000000

Tints

#263d42 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #263d42
  2. #3c5055
  3. #516468
  4. #67777b
  5. #7d8b8e
  6. #939ea1
  7. #a8b1b3
  8. #bec5c6
  9. #d4d8d9
  10. #e9ecec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#263d42 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #263d42
  2. #2f4448
  3. #384a4e
  4. #415155
  5. #4a585b
  6. #535f61
  7. #5c6567
  8. #656c6d
  9. #6e7374
  10. #77797a
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #393939 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #333b3d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #393b42 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #343842 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #1b3f3e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #323c42 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2f3a42 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #203e40 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-263d42 {
  color: #263d42;
}
Background
.bg-263d42 {
  background-color: #263d42;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-263d42 {
  border: 2px solid #263d42;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #263d42;
  --color-primary-rgb: 38 61 66;
  --color-primary-hsl: 191 27% 20%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-263d42 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #263d42, #262f42);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-263d42 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(38 61 66 / 0.35);
}

#2a3439 Gunmetal ΔE 5.57 #36454f Charcoal ΔE 5.97 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Gray ΔE 7.06 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Grey ΔE 7.06 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 7.20 #004953 Midnight Green ΔE 7.65 #353839 Onyx ΔE 8.13 #d9c2bd Inverted #393939 Grayscale 

Gunmetal
#263d42  rgb(38, 61, 66)  hsl(191, 27%, 20%)  Gunmetal
#422b26  rgb(66, 43, 38)  hsl(11, 27%, 20%)  Bistre
#42263d  rgb(66, 38, 61)  hsl(311, 27%, 20%)  Eggplant
#3d4226  rgb(61, 66, 38)  hsl(71, 27%, 20%)  Rifle Green