Information about #464248 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #464248 is classified in the Register under the Violet Color Family, with Desaturated and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(70, 66, 72) — 27.5% red, 25.9% green, 28.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 1 / 2 / 0 / 72. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A quiet, subdued grey, #464248 sits comfortably between light and dark. Expect to see shades like this in understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Half Nocturnal (#434345). Nearby in the Register you will also find Half Fuscous Grey (#494648) and Mollusc (#43464B).

In RGB terms — rgb(70, 66, 72) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #464248 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 9.8:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 2.1:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:72) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. #464248 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#464248 color variations

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#464248 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 #464248

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

Mollusc color link
Mollusc

#43464B

Volcanic Ash color link
Volcanic Ash

#484849

Thriller color link
Thriller

#4B464B

Tuatara color link
Tuatara

#454642

Warlord color link
Warlord

#45404F

Black Cow color link
Black Cow

#4C4646

Windswept color link
Windswept

#434141

Velocity color link
Velocity

#4B4042

Liquid Metal color link
Liquid Metal

#3E4147

#464248 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#464248
  • RGB70, 66, 72
  • CMYK1, 2, 0, 72
  • HSL280°, 4%, 27%
  • HSL Precise280°, 4.348%, 27.059%
  • HSV280°, 8%, 28%
  • HSB280°, 8%, 28%
  • HEX ID464248
  • DECIMAL ID4604488
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Color Family (Hue)Violet
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • Percentage of Red in RGB27.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB25.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB28.2%
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