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#4B4635

#4b4635 ≈ Black Olive

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#4b4635 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 29.41% red, 27.45% green and 20.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.67% magenta, 29.33% yellow and 70.59% black. Its hue angle is 46.36°, with 17.19% saturation and 25.1% 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 9.43:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Black Olive (#3b3c36), ΔE 6.83.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#333333
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Relative luminance0.0613

Complementary

  1. #4b4635
  2. #353a4b

Split complementary

  1. #4b4635
  2. #35454b
  3. #3b354b

Analogous

  1. #4b3b35
  2. #4b4635
  3. #454b35

Triadic

  1. #4b4635
  2. #354b46
  3. #46354b

Tetradic

  1. #4b4635
  2. #3a4b35
  3. #353a4b
  4. #46354b

Square

  1. #4b4635
  2. #354b3b
  3. #353a4b
  4. #4b3545

Monochromatic

  1. #0c0b08
  2. #1e1c15
  3. #4b4635
  4. #787055
  5. #a09779

Shades

#4b4635 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4b4635
  2. #443f30
  3. #3c382a
  4. #353125
  5. #2d2a20
  6. #26231b
  7. #1e1c15
  8. #171510
  9. #0f0e0b
  10. #080705
  11. #000000

Tints

#4b4635 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4b4635
  2. #5d5949
  3. #6f6b5d
  4. #817e72
  5. #939086
  6. #a5a39a
  7. #b7b5ae
  8. #c9c8c2
  9. #dbdad7
  10. #ededeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4b4635 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4b4635
  2. #504c3d
  3. #565244
  4. #5b574c
  5. #605d53
  6. #66635b
  7. #6b6962
  8. #706f6a
  9. #757471
  10. #7b7a79
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.43:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.23:1 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 #4b4736 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4f4341 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4a4534 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4b4635 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4d443d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4b4635 {
  color: #4b4635;
}
Background
.bg-4b4635 {
  background-color: #4b4635;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4b4635 {
  border: 2px solid #4b4635;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4b4635;
  --color-primary-rgb: 75 70 53;
  --color-primary-hsl: 46 17% 25%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4b4635 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4b4635, #454b35);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4b4635 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(75 70 53 / 0.35);
}

#3b3c36 Black Olive ΔE 6.83 #483c32 Taupe ΔE 7.10 #444c38 Rifle Green ΔE 7.41 #555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 10.29 #635147 Umber ΔE 10.63 #343434 Jet ΔE 10.70 #353839 Onyx ΔE 11.05 #b4b9ca Inverted #464646 Grayscale 

Black Olive
#4b4635  rgb(75, 70, 53)  hsl(46, 17%, 25%)  Black Olive
#353a4b  rgb(53, 58, 75)  hsl(226, 17%, 25%)  Charcoal
#354b46  rgb(53, 75, 70)  hsl(166, 17%, 25%)  Dark Slate Gray
#46354b  rgb(70, 53, 75)  hsl(286, 17%, 25%)  Eggplant