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#2E313C

#2e313c ≈ Gunmetal

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#2e313c 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 23.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.33% cyan, 18.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 76.47% black. Its hue angle is 227.14°, with 13.21% saturation and 20.78% 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 12.96:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Gunmetal (#2a3439), ΔE 6.39.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#333333
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Relative luminance0.031

Complementary

  1. #2e313c
  2. #3c392e

Split complementary

  1. #2e313c
  2. #3c322e
  3. #383c2e

Analogous

  1. #2e383c
  2. #2e313c
  3. #322e3c

Triadic

  1. #2e313c
  2. #3c2e31
  3. #313c2e

Tetradic

  1. #2e313c
  2. #392e3c
  3. #3c392e
  4. #313c2e

Square

  1. #2e313c
  2. #3c2e38
  3. #3c392e
  4. #2e3c32

Monochromatic

  1. #09090c
  2. #0d0e11
  3. #2e313c
  4. #4f5467
  5. #717892

Shades

#2e313c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2e313c
  2. #292c36
  3. #252730
  4. #20222a
  5. #1c1d24
  6. #17191e
  7. #121418
  8. #0e0f12
  9. #090a0c
  10. #050506
  11. #000000

Tints

#2e313c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2e313c
  2. #434650
  3. #585a63
  4. #6d6f77
  5. #82838a
  6. #97989e
  7. #abadb1
  8. #c0c1c5
  9. #d5d6d8
  10. #eaeaec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2e313c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2e313c
  2. #363943
  3. #3e414a
  4. #474950
  5. #4f5157
  6. #57595e
  7. #5f6065
  8. #67686c
  9. #707072
  10. #787879
  11. #808080

Readable text 12.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #313131 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #303136 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2e323d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2d313c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #2b3335 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2e323c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2d313c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2c3238 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2e313c {
  color: #2e313c;
}
Background
.bg-2e313c {
  background-color: #2e313c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2e313c {
  border: 2px solid #2e313c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2e313c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 46 49 60;
  --color-primary-hsl: 227 13% 21%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2e313c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2e313c, #322e3c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2e313c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(46 49 60 / 0.35);
}

#2a3439 Gunmetal ΔE 6.39 #343434 Jet ΔE 6.65 #353839 Onyx ΔE 6.67 #36454f Charcoal ΔE 8.63 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 10.66 #3b3c36 Black Olive ΔE 11.26 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 11.33 #d1cec3 Inverted #313131 Grayscale 

Gunmetal
#2e313c  rgb(46, 49, 60)  hsl(227, 13%, 21%)  Gunmetal
#3c392e  rgb(60, 57, 46)  hsl(47, 13%, 21%)  Black Olive
#3c2e31  rgb(60, 46, 49)  hsl(347, 13%, 21%)  Jet
#313c2e  rgb(49, 60, 46)  hsl(107, 13%, 21%)  Rifle Green