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4B4635

#4B4635 closest to Heavy Metal

#4B4635 is a dark gray; the closest named color is Heavy Metal. In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 27.5% green and 20.8% blue (rgb(75, 70, 53)). Its HSL value is 46° hue, 17% saturation and 25% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 29% yellow and 71% black. #4B4635 is a neutral color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.43:1.

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Variations of #4B4635

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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#4B4635 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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#4B4635 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #4B4635 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 #4B4736
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #4A4534
  • Protanomaly 100% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #4A4634
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #4B4736
  • Deuteranomaly 100% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #4B4635
  • Tritanopia 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #4F4341
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #4C453B
  • Achromatopsia 94% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #464646
  • Achromatomaly 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #474642

#4B4635 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.43:1 Very good#4B4635 text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.23:1 Very poor#4B4635 text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#4B4635 in CSS

/* Heavy Metal */
.color { color: #4B4635; }
.background { background-color: #4B4635; }
.border { border: 1px solid #4B4635; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(75 70 53);
color: hsl(46 17% 25%);
color: oklch(0.394 0.028 93.6);

#4B4635 FAQ

What color is #4B4635?

#4B4635 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 #4B4635?

#4B4635 is rgb(75, 70, 53) in RGB, hsl(46, 17%, 25%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 7%, 29%, 71%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #4B4635?

The complementary color of #4B4635 is #353A4B, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #4B4635?

White text has the best contrast on #4B4635: 9.43:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #4B4635 a warm or cool color?

#4B4635 is a neutral color.