off color
[adjective]
Synonyms: unwell, ailing, donsie, indisposed, low, mean, offish, poorly, sickly, risqué, blue, broad, purple, racy, salty, shady, spicy, suggestive, wicked

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

ˌoff-ˈcolour British English, off-color American English adjective

1. sexually offensive:
off-color jokes

2. [not before noun] British English slightly ill:
She’s been feeling a bit off-colour lately.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

off-color
1. in bad taste, rude, to be not polite
The man told an off-color joke at the party which made his wife very angry.

He likes to tell off-color jokes which most people do not like.

2. not the exact color
We painted our kitchen in an off-color of white.

We painted the walls an off-color of white.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲

off color
adj.
1. Not of the proper hue or shade; not matching a standard color sample.
The librarian complained that the painter had used an off-color green on the walls.
2. informal Not of the proper kind for polite society; in bad taste; dirty.
When Joe finished his off-color story, no one was pleased.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲