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#2F3545

#2f3545 ≈ Gunmetal

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#2f3545 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.43% red, 20.78% green and 27.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 31.88% cyan, 23.19% magenta, 0% yellow and 72.94% black. Its hue angle is 223.64°, with 18.97% saturation and 22.75% 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 12.24:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Gunmetal (#2a3439), ΔE 7.75.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#333333
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Relative luminance0.0358

Complementary

  1. #2f3545
  2. #453f2f

Split complementary

  1. #2f3545
  2. #45342f
  3. #40452f

Analogous

  1. #2f4045
  2. #2f3545
  3. #342f45

Triadic

  1. #2f3545
  2. #452f35
  3. #35452f

Tetradic

  1. #2f3545
  2. #3f2f45
  3. #453f2f
  4. #35452f

Square

  1. #2f3545
  2. #452f40
  3. #453f2f
  4. #2f4534

Monochromatic

  1. #08090c
  2. #101218
  3. #2f3545
  4. #4e5873
  5. #707c9d

Shades

#2f3545 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2f3545
  2. #2a303e
  3. #262a37
  4. #212530
  5. #1c2029
  6. #181b23
  7. #13151c
  8. #0e1015
  9. #090b0e
  10. #050507
  11. #000000

Tints

#2f3545 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2f3545
  2. #444958
  3. #595d6a
  4. #6d727d
  5. #82868f
  6. #979aa2
  7. #acaeb5
  8. #c1c2c7
  9. #d5d7da
  10. #eaebec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2f3545 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2f3545
  2. #373d4b
  3. #3f4451
  4. #474c57
  5. #4f535d
  6. #585b63
  7. #606268
  8. #686a6e
  9. #707174
  10. #78797a
  11. #808080

Readable text 12.24:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #353535 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #33353c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #303646 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2e3445 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #29383a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #303645 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2f3545 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2c373f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2f3545 {
  color: #2f3545;
}
Background
.bg-2f3545 {
  background-color: #2f3545;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2f3545 {
  border: 2px solid #2f3545;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2f3545;
  --color-primary-rgb: 47 53 69;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 19% 23%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2f3545 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2f3545, #342f45);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2f3545 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(47 53 69 / 0.35);
}

#2a3439 Gunmetal ΔE 7.75 #36454f Charcoal ΔE 8.24 #353839 Onyx ΔE 8.53 #343434 Jet ΔE 8.90 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 9.51 #002147 Oxford Blue ΔE 10.87 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 11.10 #d0caba Inverted #353535 Grayscale 

Gunmetal
#2f3545  rgb(47, 53, 69)  hsl(224, 19%, 23%)  Gunmetal
#453f2f  rgb(69, 63, 47)  hsl(44, 19%, 23%)  Taupe
#452f35  rgb(69, 47, 53)  hsl(344, 19%, 23%)  Eggplant
#35452f  rgb(53, 69, 47)  hsl(104, 19%, 23%)  Rifle Green