#504243#504243

#504243 is a dark, near-neutral red. Relative luminance 0.060; OKLCH L 39.4% C 0.019 H 13.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#504243
RGB	rgb(80, 66, 67)
HSL	hsl(356, 10%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(356, 18%, 31%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 17.5%, 16.3%, 68.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.43, 6.20, 1.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.43, 6.42, 14.82°)
OKLab	oklab(39.4% 0.0189 0.0044)
OKLCH	oklch(39.4% 0.019 13.2)
XYZ	xyz(6.2696, 6.0073, 6.1384)
Luminance	0.0601 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#504243 #42504F

analogous

#50424A #504243 #504842

triadic

#504243 #435042 #424350

tetradic

#504243 #4A5042 #42504F #484250

square

#504243 #4A5042 #42504F #484250

split-complementary

#504243 #425048 #424A50

monochromatic

#110E0E #2E2627 #504243 #725E5F #927B7C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.54

#504243 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.20

#504243 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #504243

9.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##504243	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##504243	1.00	9.54	2.20	9.54
#FFFFFF	9.54	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.20	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.54	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#444443

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#474643

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#534142

Achromatopsia (no color)

#454545

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #504243;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(80, 66, 67);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.4% 0.019 13.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#817677',
    500: '#504243',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #504243;
$custom-light: #817677;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#504243",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 80,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 67
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 355.714,
    "s": 9.589,
    "l": 28.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.394,
    "c": 0.01938,
    "h": 13.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.06007
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#504243

secondary

#6F7F7E

accent

#B3AE75

background

#F7F7F7

surface

#EEEDED

border

#C9C8C8

text

#0A0808

muted

#7C7B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #504243

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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