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#484331 closest to Heavy Metal

#484331 is a dark gray; the closest named color is Heavy Metal. In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 26.3% green and 19.2% blue (rgb(72, 67, 49)). Its HSL value is 47° hue, 19% saturation and 24% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 32% yellow and 72% black. #484331 is a neutral color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.89:1.

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Variations of #484331

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#484331 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#484331 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #484331 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 99% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #484432
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #474230
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #474230
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #484432
  • Deuteranomaly 100% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #484331
  • Tritanopia 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #4C403E
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #494237
  • Achromatopsia 94% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #434343
  • Achromatomaly 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #44433F

#484331 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.89:1 Very good#484331 text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.12:1 Very poor#484331 text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#484331 in CSS

/* Heavy Metal */
.color { color: #484331; }
.background { background-color: #484331; }
.border { border: 1px solid #484331; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(72 67 49);
color: hsl(47 19% 24%);
color: oklch(0.382 0.030 94.4);

#484331 FAQ

What color is #484331?

#484331 is a dark gray. Its closest named color is Heavy Metal. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #484331?

#484331 is rgb(72, 67, 49) in RGB, hsl(47, 19%, 24%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 7%, 32%, 72%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #484331?

The complementary color of #484331 is #313648, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #484331?

White text has the best contrast on #484331: 9.89:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #484331 a warm or cool color?

#484331 is a neutral color.