Information about Black Eel color
Basic facts about this digital color
A muted, almost neutral neutral grey, #463E3F occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Jon (#463D3E). Slightly further away sit Double Sidewinder (#473F40) and Tiri (#46413E).
Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(70, 62, 63)), which gives #463E3F its character. On this background, white text reaches a 10.4:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.0:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:73) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. This precise shade carries the officially registered name "Black Eel" in the Register.
Black Eel color variations
View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.
Black Eel color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
Black Eel color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
Black Eel color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
Black Eel color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
Black Eel 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to Black Eel color
View adjacent and very similar colors.
Nearest named colors to Black Eel
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.
#463D3E
#473F40
#46413E
#463C42
#453C43
#43403C
#434141
#483C3A
#4B4042
#454139
#49433B
#4D3E3C
Black Eel color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#463E3F
- RGB70, 62, 63
- CMYK0, 3, 3, 73
- CSSrgb(70, 62, 63)
- HSL353°, 6%, 26%
- HSL Precise352.5°, 6.061%, 25.882%
- HSV353°, 11%, 27%
- HSB353°, 11%, 27%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.275
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.243
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.247
- GLSLvec3(0.275, 0.243, 0.247)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.275, 0.243, 0.247, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.275, 0.243, 0.247)
- Percentage of Red in RGB27.5%
- Percentage of Green in RGB24.3%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB24.7%
- Color FamilyRed
- Saturation FamilyDesaturated
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX ID463E3F
- DECIMAL ID4603455
- Name Length9
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- Counting from2025-01-01
