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#242E39 Gunmetal

#242E39 is Gunmetal.

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#242E39

Gunmetal

What are the RGB, HSL, OKLCH and CMYK values of #242E39?

HEX
#242E39
RGB
rgb(36, 46, 57)
HSL
hsl(211, 23%, 18%)
OKLCH
oklch(29.7% 0.024 251)
CMYK
37, 19, 0, 78

#242E39 has a contrast ratio of 13.77:1 against white and 1.52:1 against black, so white is the better background for text in this color and light text reads best on it.

Contrast checker

Text color (rows) on background (columns), scored against WCAG 2.2. White and near-black text on this color.

WCAG contrast ratio for each text and background color combination
Text ↓ / Bg → #242E39
#242E39
Same color
White
13.8AAA
Near-black
1.3Fail

AAA ≥ 7:1 · AA ≥ 4.5:1 body text· AA18 ≥ 3:1 large text (18pt, or 14pt bold) only

Text that works on each color

  • White on #242E39 · 13.8:1

Tints and shades of #242E39

Same hue and chroma in OKLCH, lighter to darker.

  1. #EEF6FF
  2. #CAD7E5
  3. #ACB8C6
  4. #8E9AA8
  5. #717D8A
  6. #56616E
  7. #3C4753
  8. #242E39
  9. #0E1721

Colors that go with #242E39

Six harmony rules built from this color. Open any in the Studio.

Color blindness check

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Simulated with the Machado (2009) model.

Typical
Deuteranopia

No green cones — the most common form. No two swatches become hard to tell apart here.

Export

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:root {
  --gunmetal-1: #242E39; /* Gunmetal */
}

Palettes, gradients and meshes with #242E39

Items using this color or one perceptually close to it, closest first.

Palettes (90)

Sorbet Stand

Gradients (8)

Mesh gradients (8)