Gray Asparagus (#465945)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
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Best text color: #FFFFFF
Contrast vs white: 7.57:1 — vs black: 2.78:1

Color values

  • HEX #465945
  • RGB rgb(70, 89, 69)
  • HSL hsl(117, 22%, 34%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 21.35, 0, 22.47, 65.1 )
  • Websafe #336633

Tags

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #465945 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Gray Asparagus
#465945 Base
#584559
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Gray Asparagus
#465945 Base
#505945
#45594E
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Gray Asparagus
#465945 Base
#454659
#594546
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Gray Asparagus
#465945 Base
#4E4559
#594550
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Gray Asparagus
#465945 Base
#455059
#584559
#594E45
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Gray Asparagus
#465945 Base
#0B0E0B
#242E24
#344233
#587057
#688466
#90A88F
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Gray Asparagus, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#0B0E0B
#171D17
#232C22
#2F3B2E
#3A4A39
Gray Asparagus #465945 Base
#637E62
#849E82
#A8BBA7
#CCD7CC
#F1F4F1
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #465945. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #465945;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #465945;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #465945;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #465945,
        #6B456D
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #465945,
        #6B456D
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$gray-asparagus: #465945;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$gray-asparagus-r: 70;
$gray-asparagus-g: 89;
$gray-asparagus-b: 69;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $gray-asparagus;
    color: rgba($gray-asparagus-r, $gray-asparagus-g, $gray-asparagus-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Gray Asparagus appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #465945 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #545445 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #575745 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #495757 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #545454 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Gray Asparagus ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Gray Asparagus #465945 Base
Feldgrau #4D5D53 ΔE 4.90
Rifle Green #444C38 ΔE 5.75
Ebony #555D50 ΔE 5.95
Rifle Green #414833 ΔE 6.99

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.