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#2E313B

#2e313b ≈ Gunmetal

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#2e313b is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.04% red, 19.22% green and 23.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.03% cyan, 16.95% magenta, 0% yellow and 76.86% black. Its hue angle is 226.15°, with 12.38% saturation and 20.59% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.97:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Gunmetal (#2a3439), ΔE 5.9.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#333333
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Relative luminance0.0309

Complementary

  1. #2e313b
  2. #3b382e

Split complementary

  1. #2e313b
  2. #3b322e
  3. #383b2e

Analogous

  1. #2e383b
  2. #2e313b
  3. #322e3b

Triadic

  1. #2e313b
  2. #3b2e31
  3. #313b2e

Tetradic

  1. #2e313b
  2. #382e3b
  3. #3b382e
  4. #313b2e

Square

  1. #2e313b
  2. #3b2e38
  3. #3b382e
  4. #2e3b32

Monochromatic

  1. #090a0b
  2. #0c0d10
  3. #2e313b
  4. #505566
  5. #717991

Shades

#2e313b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2e313b
  2. #292c35
  3. #25272f
  4. #202229
  5. #1c1d23
  6. #17191e
  7. #121418
  8. #0e0f12
  9. #090a0c
  10. #050506
  11. #000000

Tints

#2e313b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2e313b
  2. #43464f
  3. #585a62
  4. #6d6f76
  5. #828389
  6. #97989d
  7. #abadb1
  8. #c0c1c4
  9. #d5d6d8
  10. #eaeaeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2e313b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2e313b
  2. #363942
  3. #3e4149
  4. #474950
  5. #4f5157
  6. #57595e
  7. #5f6064
  8. #67686b
  9. #707072
  10. #787879
  11. #808080

Readable text 12.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #313131 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #303135 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2e323b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2d313b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #2b3334 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2e313b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2e313b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2c3237 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2e313b {
  color: #2e313b;
}
Background
.bg-2e313b {
  background-color: #2e313b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2e313b {
  border: 2px solid #2e313b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2e313b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 46 49 59;
  --color-primary-hsl: 226 12% 21%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2e313b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2e313b, #322e3b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2e313b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(46 49 59 / 0.35);
}

#2a3439 Gunmetal ΔE 5.90 #343434 Jet ΔE 6.14 #353839 Onyx ΔE 6.14 #36454f Charcoal ΔE 8.40 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 10.31 #3b3c36 Black Olive ΔE 10.73 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 11.53 #d1cec4 Inverted #313131 Grayscale 

Gunmetal
#2e313b  rgb(46, 49, 59)  hsl(226, 12%, 21%)  Gunmetal
#3b382e  rgb(59, 56, 46)  hsl(46, 12%, 21%)  Black Olive
#3b2e31  rgb(59, 46, 49)  hsl(346, 12%, 21%)  Jet
#313b2e  rgb(49, 59, 46)  hsl(106, 12%, 21%)  Rifle Green