inoffensive vs off-color

inoffensive

adj
  • not offensive 

  • harmless 

off-color

adj
  • Feeling mildly unwell. 

  • Dirty, vulgar or obscene, especially in a way that is unpleasant. 

  • Different than usual. 

  • Of the wrong color. 

How often have the words inoffensive and off-color occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )