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#283836

#283836 ≈ Gunmetal

  • gray
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Neutral
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#283836 is a color from the gray family, with very low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 15.69% red, 21.96% green and 21.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 28.57% cyan, 0% magenta, 3.57% yellow and 78.04% black. Its hue angle is 172.5°, with 16.67% saturation and 18.82% 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 12.29:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Gunmetal (#2a3439), ΔE 6.06.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#333333
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Relative luminance0.0355

Complementary

  1. #283836
  2. #38282a

Split complementary

  1. #283836
  2. #382832
  3. #382e28

Analogous

  1. #28382e
  2. #283836
  3. #283238

Triadic

  1. #283836
  2. #362838
  3. #383628

Tetradic

  1. #283836
  2. #282a38
  3. #38282a
  4. #383628

Square

  1. #283836
  2. #2e2838
  3. #38282a
  4. #323828

Monochromatic

  1. #080c0b
  2. #080c0b
  3. #283836
  4. #486561
  5. #68918c

Shades

#283836 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #283836
  2. #243231
  3. #202d2b
  4. #1c2726
  5. #182220
  6. #141c1b
  7. #101616
  8. #0c1110
  9. #080b0b
  10. #040605
  11. #000000

Tints

#283836 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #283836
  2. #3e4c4a
  3. #53605e
  4. #697472
  5. #7e8886
  6. #949c9b
  7. #a9afaf
  8. #bfc3c3
  9. #d4d7d7
  10. #eaebeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#283836 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #283836
  2. #313f3d
  3. #3a4645
  4. #424e4c
  5. #4b5554
  6. #545c5b
  7. #5d6362
  8. #666a6a
  9. #6e7271
  10. #777979
  11. #808080

Readable text 12.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #353535 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #303635 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #363636 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #333436 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #233937 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #313736 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2f3636 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #253837 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-283836 {
  color: #283836;
}
Background
.bg-283836 {
  background-color: #283836;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-283836 {
  border: 2px solid #283836;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #283836;
  --color-primary-rgb: 40 56 54;
  --color-primary-hsl: 173 17% 19%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-283836 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #283836, #283238);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-283836 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(40 56 54 / 0.35);
}

#2a3439 Gunmetal ΔE 6.06 #353839 Onyx ΔE 7.16 #3b3c36 Black Olive ΔE 7.72 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 7.95 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Gray ΔE 8.26 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Grey ΔE 8.26 #343434 Jet ΔE 8.56 #d7c7c9 Inverted #353535 Grayscale 

Gunmetal
#283836  rgb(40, 56, 54)  hsl(173, 17%, 19%)  Gunmetal
#38282a  rgb(56, 40, 42)  hsl(353, 17%, 19%)  Bistre
#362838  rgb(54, 40, 56)  hsl(293, 17%, 19%)  Eggplant
#383628  rgb(56, 54, 40)  hsl(53, 17%, 19%)  Black Olive