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#2E373F

#2e373f ≈ Gunmetal

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#2e373f is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.04% red, 21.57% green and 24.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 26.98% cyan, 12.7% magenta, 0% yellow and 75.29% black. Its hue angle is 208.24°, with 15.6% saturation and 21.37% 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 12.11:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Gunmetal (#2a3439), ΔE 2.43.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#333333
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Relative luminance0.0367

Complementary

  1. #2e373f
  2. #3f362e

Split complementary

  1. #2e373f
  2. #3f2e2e
  3. #3f3e2e

Analogous

  1. #2e3f3e
  2. #2e373f
  3. #2e2e3f

Triadic

  1. #2e373f
  2. #3f2e37
  3. #373f2e

Tetradic

  1. #2e373f
  2. #362e3f
  3. #3f362e
  4. #373f2e

Square

  1. #2e373f
  2. #3e2e3f
  3. #3f362e
  4. #2e3f2e

Monochromatic

  1. #090a0c
  2. #0e1013
  3. #2e373f
  4. #4e5e6b
  5. #708496

Shades

#2e373f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2e373f
  2. #293239
  3. #252c32
  4. #20272c
  5. #1c2126
  6. #171c20
  7. #121619
  8. #0e1113
  9. #090b0d
  10. #050606
  11. #000000

Tints

#2e373f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2e373f
  2. #434b52
  3. #585f65
  4. #6d7379
  5. #82878c
  6. #979b9f
  7. #abafb2
  8. #c0c3c5
  9. #d5d7d9
  10. #eaebec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2e373f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2e373f
  2. #363e46
  3. #3e464c
  4. #474d53
  5. #4f5459
  6. #575c60
  7. #5f6366
  8. #676a6d
  9. #707173
  10. #78797a
  11. #808080

Readable text 12.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.73:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #363636 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #33363a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #34373f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #32353f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #29393a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #32373f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #30363f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2b383c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2e373f {
  color: #2e373f;
}
Background
.bg-2e373f {
  background-color: #2e373f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2e373f {
  border: 2px solid #2e373f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2e373f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 46 55 63;
  --color-primary-hsl: 208 16% 21%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2e373f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2e373f, #2e2e3f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2e373f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(46 55 63 / 0.35);
}

#2a3439 Gunmetal ΔE 2.43 #353839 Onyx ΔE 4.48 #36454f Charcoal ΔE 4.86 #343434 Jet ΔE 5.84 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 7.22 #3b3c36 Black Olive ΔE 9.20 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 11.01 #d1c8c0 Inverted #363636 Grayscale 

Gunmetal
#2e373f  rgb(46, 55, 63)  hsl(208, 16%, 21%)  Gunmetal
#3f362e  rgb(63, 54, 46)  hsl(28, 16%, 21%)  Taupe
#3f2e37  rgb(63, 46, 55)  hsl(328, 16%, 21%)  Eggplant
#373f2e  rgb(55, 63, 46)  hsl(88, 16%, 21%)  Rifle Green