Wood Charcoal Color

#464646

Wood Charcoal is pale, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid red, mid red or mid red

Inverse Color #b9b9b9
Complementary Color #464646
Color Shade: mid red (0° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 27.45% (better contrasting with white)
Wood Charcoal Color Sample
Wood Charcoal Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #464646

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Wood Charcoal Color. The Shades On color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Piccadilly Grey (#625d5d) for more energetic effect. Try Diesel as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#464646 is the best complementary color to Wood Charcoal. Mid red shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #464646 complementary color is Tundora, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid red, mid red, and mid red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Tundora are #464646 and #464646. Thus found on the left and right of #464646 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tundora and Tundora colors as they work well with Wood Charcoal.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Wood Charcoal palette consists of #464646 and #464646 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#464646). Try Tundora and Tundora colors in combination with #464646, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #464646 offers a combination of mid red and mid red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Wood Charcoal. Thus Tundora and Tundora giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Wood Charcoal contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Tundora, Tundora, and Tundora split by 90° on the color wheel. #464646 square combo is a palette of mid red, mid red, mid red and mid red shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Wood Charcoal tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#464646) and two others. The Tundora is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Tundora – 120° from the complementary Tundora. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #464646 and #464646.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #464646 is made of 33% red, 33% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Wood Charcoal has a hue angle of 0°, a saturation of 0% and a lightness of 27.45%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #464646 is made of 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 72.55% black ink.

HEX #464646
RGB Decimal rgb(70,70,70)
RGB Percentage 33%, 33%, 33%
CMYK 0, 0, 0, 72.55
HSL hsl(0,0%,27.45%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(0,0%,27.45%)
CIE-LAB lab(29.7247,0.0021,-0.0041)
XYZ xyz(5.8214,6.1246,6.6697)

#464646 Pair Colors

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