Information about Heavy Metal color

#46473E - Heavy Metal color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #46473E ("Heavy Metal") belongs to the Yellow Color Family, featuring Desaturated and Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(70, 71, 62) — 27.5% red, 27.8% green, 24.3% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 0 / 4 / 72. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #46473E reads as a softly muted balanced grey tone and occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Trainspotter (#44493F). Slightly further away sit Tuatara (#454642) and Earth Black (#49433B).

In RGB terms — rgb(70, 71, 62) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #46473E: 9.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.2:1 for black. For print, note the heavy black component (K:72) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. The name "Heavy Metal" is officially recorded for this exact shade in The Official Register of Color Names.

Heavy Metal color variations

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

Heavy Metal color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
Heavy Metal

#46473E
#6D6F60

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#939585

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#B7B8AE

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#DBDBD6

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White

#FFFFFF

Heavy Metal color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
Heavy Metal

#46473E
#373831

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#292A24

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#1B1C18

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#0D0E0C

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Black

#000000

Heavy Metal color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
Heavy Metal

#46473E
#51524A

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#5D5E56

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#696964

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#747471

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Grey

#808080

Heavy Metal color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#3D4640

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#3E463D

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#42463D

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Heavy Metal

#46473E
#46443D

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#46403D

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Jon

#463D3E

Heavy Metal 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
#46473E
Heavy Metal

#46473E

#3F3E47
#3F3E47

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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
#46473E
Heavy Metal

#46473E

#433E47
#433E47

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#3E4147
Liquid Metal

#3E4147

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
#41473E
#41473E

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#46473E
Heavy Metal

#46473E

#47433E
#47433E

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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
#46473E
Heavy Metal

#46473E

#3E4647
#3E4647

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#473E46
#473E46

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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
#46473E
Heavy Metal

#46473E

#3E473F
#3E473F

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#3F3E47
#3F3E47

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#473E46
#473E46

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Square

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

Square color scheme
#46473E
Heavy Metal

#46473E

#3E4743
#3E4743

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#3F3E47
#3F3E47

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#473E41
#473E41

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Nearest named colors to Heavy Metal

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.

Trainspotter color link
Trainspotter

#44493F

Tuatara color link
Tuatara

#454642

Earth Black color link
Earth Black

#49433B

Tiri color link
Tiri

#46413E

Relic color link
Relic

#4B4842

Space Shuttle color link
Space Shuttle

#4B433B

Windswept color link
Windswept

#434141

Double Masala color link
Double Masala

#454139

Half Ironsand color link
Half Ironsand

#43403C

Rifle Green color link
Rifle Green

#444C38

Double Sidewinder color link
Double Sidewinder

#473F40

Nest Egg color link
Nest Egg

#4D453A

Heavy Metal color backgrounds & wallpapers

Download color wallpaper / background for your Desktop PC, Tablet or Mobile phone.

#46473E - Heavy Metal color image Heavy Metal color ORCN HD wallpaper 3840x2160 (Desktop)
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#46473E - Heavy Metal color image Heavy Metal color solid HD wallpaper 1170x2532 (Mobile)

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#46473E
  • RGB70, 71, 62
  • CMYK0, 0, 4, 72
  • CSSrgb(70, 71, 62)
  • HSL67°, 7%, 26%
  • HSL Precise66.667°, 6.767%, 26.078%
  • HSV67°, 13%, 28%
  • HSB67°, 13%, 28%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.275
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.278
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.243
  • GLSLvec3(0.275, 0.278, 0.243)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.275, 0.278, 0.243, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.275, 0.278, 0.243)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB27.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB27.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB24.3%
  • Color Family (Hue)Yellow
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID46473E
  • DECIMAL ID4605758
  • Name Length11
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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