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#4A4635

#4a4635 ≈ Black Olive

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#4a4635 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 29.02% red, 27.45% green and 20.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.41% magenta, 28.38% yellow and 70.98% black. Its hue angle is 48.57°, with 16.54% saturation and 24.9% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with optimism, attention and joy. Designers typically use it for highlights and warnings, children's products and corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.47:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Black Olive (#3b3c36), ΔE 6.61.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#333333
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Relative luminance0.0609

Complementary

  1. #4a4635
  2. #35394a

Split complementary

  1. #4a4635
  2. #35434a
  3. #3b354a

Analogous

  1. #4a3b35
  2. #4a4635
  3. #434a35

Triadic

  1. #4a4635
  2. #354a46
  3. #46354a

Tetradic

  1. #4a4635
  2. #394a35
  3. #35394a
  4. #46354a

Square

  1. #4a4635
  2. #354a3b
  3. #35394a
  4. #4a3543

Monochromatic

  1. #0c0b09
  2. #1d1c15
  3. #4a4635
  4. #777055
  5. #9f9879

Shades

#4a4635 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4a4635
  2. #433f30
  3. #3b382a
  4. #343125
  5. #2c2a20
  6. #25231b
  7. #1e1c15
  8. #161510
  9. #0f0e0b
  10. #070705
  11. #000000

Tints

#4a4635 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4a4635
  2. #5c5949
  3. #6e6b5d
  4. #807e72
  5. #929086
  6. #a5a39a
  7. #b7b5ae
  8. #c9c8c2
  9. #dbdad7
  10. #ededeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4a4635 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4a4635
  2. #4f4c3d
  3. #555244
  4. #5a574c
  5. #605d53
  6. #65635b
  7. #6a6962
  8. #706f6a
  9. #757471
  10. #7b7a79
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #464646 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #484640 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4a4534 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4b4636 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4d4341 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4a4534 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4a4635 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4c443d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4a4635 {
  color: #4a4635;
}
Background
.bg-4a4635 {
  background-color: #4a4635;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4a4635 {
  border: 2px solid #4a4635;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4a4635;
  --color-primary-rgb: 74 70 53;
  --color-primary-hsl: 49 17% 25%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4a4635 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4a4635, #434a35);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4a4635 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(74 70 53 / 0.35);
}

#3b3c36 Black Olive ΔE 6.61 #444c38 Rifle Green ΔE 6.81 #483c32 Taupe ΔE 7.57 #555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 10.31 #343434 Jet ΔE 10.64 #353839 Onyx ΔE 10.92 #635147 Umber ΔE 11.18 #b5b9ca Inverted #464646 Grayscale 

Black Olive
#4a4635  rgb(74, 70, 53)  hsl(49, 17%, 25%)  Black Olive
#35394a  rgb(53, 57, 74)  hsl(229, 17%, 25%)  Charcoal
#354a46  rgb(53, 74, 70)  hsl(169, 17%, 25%)  Dark Slate Gray
#46354a  rgb(70, 53, 74)  hsl(289, 17%, 25%)  Eggplant