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#464941

#464941 ≈ Black Olive

  • gray
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#464941 is a color from the gray family, with low lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.45% red, 28.63% green and 25.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.11% cyan, 0% magenta, 10.96% yellow and 71.37% black. Its hue angle is 82.5°, with 5.8% saturation and 27.06% lightness in HSL. It is a neutral color, often associated with neutrality, balance and professionalism. Designers typically use it for body text and typography and corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.17:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Black Olive (#3b3c36), ΔE 4.44.

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Web safe#333333
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Relative luminance0.0645

Complementary

  1. #464941
  2. #444149

Split complementary

  1. #464941
  2. #414249
  3. #484149

Analogous

  1. #494841
  2. #464941
  3. #424941

Triadic

  1. #464941
  2. #414649
  3. #494146

Tetradic

  1. #464941
  2. #414944
  3. #444149
  4. #494146

Square

  1. #464941
  2. #414948
  3. #444149
  4. #494142

Monochromatic

  1. #0a0b0a
  2. #1f211d
  3. #464941
  4. #6d7165
  5. #93988b

Shades

#464941 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #464941
  2. #3f423b
  3. #383a34
  4. #31332e
  5. #2a2c27
  6. #232521
  7. #1c1d1a
  8. #151614
  9. #0e0f0d
  10. #070707
  11. #000000

Tints

#464941 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #464941
  2. #595b54
  3. #6b6d67
  4. #7e807a
  5. #90928d
  6. #a3a4a0
  7. #b5b6b3
  8. #c8c8c6
  9. #dadbd9
  10. #ededec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#464941 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #464941
  2. #4c4f47
  3. #52544e
  4. #575a54
  5. #5d5f5a
  6. #636561
  7. #696a67
  8. #6f706d
  9. #747573
  10. #7a7b7a
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #484848 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #474845 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4a4841 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4a4841 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #474847 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #484841 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #484841 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #464844 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-464941 {
  color: #464941;
}
Background
.bg-464941 {
  background-color: #464941;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-464941 {
  border: 2px solid #464941;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #464941;
  --color-primary-rgb: 70 73 65;
  --color-primary-hsl: 83 6% 27%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-464941 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #464941, #424941);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-464941 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(70 73 65 / 0.35);
}

#3b3c36 Black Olive ΔE 4.44 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 6.20 #444c38 Rifle Green ΔE 6.24 #555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 7.10 #353839 Onyx ΔE 7.71 #343434 Jet ΔE 8.50 #4d5d53 Feldgrau ΔE 8.52 #b9b6be Inverted #484848 Grayscale 

Black Olive
#464941  rgb(70, 73, 65)  hsl(83, 6%, 27%)  Black Olive
#444149  rgb(68, 65, 73)  hsl(263, 6%, 27%)  Jet
#414649  rgb(65, 70, 73)  hsl(203, 6%, 27%)  Outer Space
#494146  rgb(73, 65, 70)  hsl(323, 6%, 27%)  Jet