Information about #464842 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #464842 is classified in the Register under the Chartreuse Color Family, with Desaturated and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(70, 72, 66) — 27.5% red, 28.2% green, 25.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 1 / 0 / 2 / 72. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#464842 presents itself as a softly muted balanced grey tone — one that holds a balanced mid-tone. In practice it works well for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Tuatara (#454642). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Trainspotter (#44493F) and Heavy Metal (#46473E).

The recipe behind #464842 is rgb(70, 72, 66), with green as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #464842 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 9.3:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 2.3:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:72) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. No one has named #464842 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#464842 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#464842 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #464842

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Tuatara color link
Tuatara

#454642

Trainspotter color link
Trainspotter

#44493F

Heavy Metal color link
Heavy Metal

#46473E

Armadillo color link
Armadillo

#484A46

Relic color link
Relic

#4B4842

Gravel color link
Gravel

#4A4B46

Middle Earth color link
Middle Earth

#434E43

Deep Space color link
Deep Space

#4C4945

Mangrove color link
Mangrove

#484E45

Volcanic Ash color link
Volcanic Ash

#484849

#464842 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#464842
  • RGB70, 72, 66
  • CMYK1, 0, 2, 72
  • CSSrgb(70, 72, 66)
  • HSL80°, 4%, 27%
  • HSL Precise80°, 4.348%, 27.059%
  • HSV80°, 8%, 28%
  • HSB80°, 8%, 28%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.275
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.282
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.259
  • GLSLvec3(0.275, 0.282, 0.259)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.275, 0.282, 0.259, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.275, 0.282, 0.259)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB27.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB28.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB25.9%
  • Color Family (Hue)Chartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID464842
  • DECIMAL ID4606018
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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