#536267Gunmetal (#536267) is a grey neutral with an OKLCH hue of 220°, lightness 0.49 and chroma 0.02. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #536267 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(83, 98, 103) |
| HSL | hsl(195, 11%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(195, 19%, 40%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(19%, 5%, 0%, 60%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(40.5 -4.5 -4.8) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.485 0.020 220) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Gunmetal shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.2), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#586060 — ΔE 1.2, shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change#576265 — ΔE 0.6, is virtually unchanged#536267 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#536269 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedAgainst white it measures 6.34:1 and against black 3.31:1, so white text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#a9b5b9 · #828f94 · #536267 · #3b484d · #1d282c · #040c0f
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#578d88 · #3b7c82 · #536267 · #23546f · #24405f · #222e4d
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#afb8d4 · #8998c9 · #747b93 · #536267 · #0f4b5b · #00303c
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#a9c9d4 · #c18976 · #536267 · #344449 · #082a33 · #010f14
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f9f0ed · #aab6ba · #7e7775 · #536267 · #3c494d · #030101
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#edf3f5 · #c3cbcd · #536267 · #1c262a · #000508 · #ef6b39
The same quiet ground carrying one bright gold voice — the high-energy pairing a cool or muted anchor cannot reach through its own temperature.
#edf3f5 · #c3cbcd · #536267 · #1c262a · #000508 · #ecbd4d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#ffeee8 · #d6a797 · #9f6a57 · #536267 · #633a2c · #000408
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#ffeee8 · #d7a4ab · #967146 · #536267 · #64373f · #130600
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#fdecf7 · #cea5c0 · #837a44 · #536267 · #4e471b · #040002
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#f6eefe · #bfa9d1 · #9f6a57 · #536267 · #3b4d27 · #0d0100
#6B797D · #859195 · #9FA9AD · #B9C2C5 · #D5DCDE
#445156 · #354145 · #273235 · #1A2326 · #0D1518
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.