#464544Onyx (#464544) is a grey neutral with an OKLCH hue of 68°, lightness 0.39 and chroma 0.002. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #464544 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 69, 68) |
| HSL | hsl(30, 1%, 27%) |
| HSV | hsv(30, 3%, 27%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 1%, 3%, 73%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(29.4 0.2 0.8) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.391 0.002 68) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Onyx 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.
#49433f — ΔE 0.9, is virtually unchanged#494542 — ΔE 0.6, is virtually unchanged#464544 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#464545 — ΔE 0.2, is virtually unchangedAgainst white it measures 9.57:1 and against black 2.2:1, 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.
#dededd · #b7b6b5 · #929190 · #6c6b6a · #464544 · #292928
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.
#6e673f · #675227 · #464544 · #512a10 · #40190f · #2e0b0d
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.
#b7bfa2 · #b59574 · #788450 · #5e644c · #464544 · #402400
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.
#719bc3 · #6c6156 · #464544 · #372511 · #1a0c00 · #070200
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#ecf3f9 · #aba39b · #5a5e62 · #464544 · #342d25 · #000102
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.
#f2f2f1 · #b0b0af · #91908f · #676665 · #464544 · #f3a649
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#e8f3ff · #87a9c9 · #396186 · #464544 · #0f304c · #130600
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#e8f3ff · #79aebe · #545a88 · #464544 · #003440 · #010007
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e2f7f4 · #78b1ab · #69527f · #464544 · #372447 · #000202
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e6f7ec · #86b196 · #396186 · #464544 · #422039 · #00030d
#656463 · #848382 · #a3a2a2 · #c1c1c1 · #e0e0e0
#3a3a39 · #2f2e2d · #232322 · #171717 · #0c0c0b
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors.