#46494ETuna (#46494E) is a grey neutral with an OKLCH hue of 261°, lightness 0.4 and chroma 0.009. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #46494E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 73, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(218, 5%, 29%) |
| HSV | hsv(218, 10%, 31%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(10%, 6%, 0%, 69%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(30.9 -0.1 -3.4) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.404 0.009 261) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Tuna shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.1), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#4a4748 — ΔE 1.1, shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change#49494c — ΔE 0.6, is virtually unchanged#46494e — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#46494f — ΔE 0.2, is virtually unchangedTest Tuna 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 9.04:1 and against black 2.32:1, 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.
#979a9e · #72757a · #46494e · #2f3136 · #111417 · #010102
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.
#447185 · #375d7c · #46494e · #30355d · #2b2347 · #231330
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.
#a999b3 · #9174a2 · #6c5f74 · #46494e · #1c2e4f · #061632
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.
#ddc08d · #7b889f · #606875 · #46494e · #202d41 · #0c131e
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f5f1ea · #a1a7b1 · #64615c · #46494e · #2c323b · #020100
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.
#f0f2f4 · #c8cacc · #46494e · #24262a · #040608 · #f2ba4d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#faf1e1 · #bba37c · #785d2c · #46494e · #422d01 · #000007
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#faf1e1 · #c69d85 · #646630 · #46494e · #4b2710 · #020200
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#ffedec · #ca9897 · #4a6c43 · #46494e · #1e3919 · #050000
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#ffecf4 · #c598ac · #785d2c · #46494e · #003b2d · #110700
#65676c · #848689 · #a3a4a7 · #c1c2c4 · #e0e1e2
#3a3d41 · #2f3134 · #232527 · #17181a · #0c0c0d
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors.