Black Cow is a dark medium bright shade of Red. It belongs to the color family Dark Pastel Red, and it has low lightness and low saturation. Black Cow is a warm color.
RGB space
CMYK space
The hex code for Black Cow is #4C4646.
In the RGB (Red, Green, Blue) color space, which is used for digital colors, Black Cow has 30%% Red, 27% Green, and 27% Blue.
Black Cow has 0° Hue, 8% Saturation, and 30% Value in the HSV (Hue, Saturation, Value) color space, which is another way to represent digital colors.
Black Cow has 0° Hue, 4% Saturation, and 29% Lightness in the HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) color space, which is a different way to express digital colors.
Black Cow has 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 8% yellow, and 70% black in the CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black) color space, which is used for color printing.
Color Space |
Original Units |
Percentage |
---|---|---|
Hex |
#4C4646 |
|
RGB |
(76, 70, 70) |
(30%, 27%, 27%) |
HSV |
(0°, 8, 30) |
(0%, 8%, 30%) |
HSL |
(0°, 4, 29) |
(0%, 4%, 29%) |
CMYK |
(0, 8, 8, 70) |
(0%, 8%, 8%, 70%) |
The natural luminance of Black Cow is 6%, which is low.
Black Cow has a higher contrast with white than black.
Black Cow and black have a 2.3:1 contrast ratio, which is insufficient for readability.
Black Cow and white have a 9.2:1 contrast ratio, which meets the AAA requirement. These colors are suitable for text.
Luminance |
Contrast to Black |
Contrast to White |
---|---|---|
6% |
insufficient (2.3) |
AAA (9.2) |
Example Black |
Example White |
Example Black |
Example White |
To mix Black Cow paint using eight primary colors (Red, Green, Blue, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 2% Red, 70% Black, 27% White, as shown below.
Yellow
0%
Red
2%
Green
0%
Blue
0%
Cyan
0%
Magenta
0%
Black
70%
White
27%
To mix Black Cow paint using five primary colors (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 1% Magenta, 1% Yellow, 70% Black, 27% White, as shown below.
Cyan
0%
Magenta
1%
Yellow
1%
Black
70%
White
27%
Colors similar to Black Cow are: Davy Grey, Carbon Grey, Wenge, Dorado, and Dove Grey. Davy Grey is paler and lighter than Black Cow. Carbon Grey is paler and lighter than Black Cow. Wenge is more orange and brighter and lighter than Black Cow. Dorado is more orange and brighter and lighter than Black Cow. Dove Grey is paler and lighter than Black Cow.