#484A46Armadillo (#484A46) is a grey neutral with an OKLCH hue of 129°, lightness 0.41 and chroma 0.007. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #484A46 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(72, 74, 70) |
| HSL | hsl(90, 3%, 28%) |
| HSV | hsv(90, 5%, 29%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(3%, 0%, 5%, 71%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(31.2 -1.7 2.1) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.406 0.007 129) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Armadillo is virtually unchanged; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 0.9), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#4b4841 — ΔE 0.9, is virtually unchanged#4b4a44 — ΔE 0.6, is virtually unchanged#484a46 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#484a47 — ΔE 0.2, is virtually unchangedTest Armadillo in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 8.96:1 and against black 2.34:1, so white text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid black text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#999b97 · #747672 · #484a46 · #30322e · #131411 · #010101
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#4b755f · #426442 · #484a46 · #3c3e0c · #362d00 · #2d1d00
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#85a9a1 · #499184 · #4d6c66 · #484a46 · #25350f · #0f1c00
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#a2af96 · #89709f · #484a46 · #292f23 · #0d1603 · #010200
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f4f0f7 · #a4a99f · #636166 · #484a46 · #2f342a · #010102
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#f1f2f0 · #c8c9c7 · #484a46 · #212320 · #030402 · #a8d66e
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#f6eefe · #b29dc4 · #6e5683 · #484a46 · #3b284a · #000100
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#f6eefe · #9ea4cd · #7e5170 · #484a46 · #2b2e52 · #040002
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e8f3ff · #8aabcc · #874f59 · #484a46 · #4d232b · #00030d
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e2f6fc · #7cb1c1 · #6e5683 · #484a46 · #4d2518 · #020005
#676865 · #858684 · #a4a5a3 · #c2c3c1 · #e1e1e0
#3c3e3a · #30312f · #242523 · #181917 · #0c0c0c
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors.