#505151#505151

#505151 is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.082; OKLCH L 43.4% C 0.001 H 197.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#505151
RGB	rgb(80, 81, 81)
HSL	hsl(180, 1%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(180, 1%, 32%)
CMYK	cmyk(1.2%, 0%, 0%, 68.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.36, -0.40, -0.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.36, 0.43, 199.33°)
OKLab	oklab(43.4% -0.0012 -0.0004)
OKLCH	oklch(43.4% 0.001 197)
XYZ	xyz(7.7356, 8.1844, 8.9552)
Luminance	0.0818 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#505151 #515050

analogous

#505151 #505151 #505151

triadic

#505151 #515051 #515150

tetradic

#505151 #515051 #515050 #515150

square

#505151 #515051 #515050 #515150

split-complementary

#505151 #515051 #515150

monochromatic

#131313 #323232 #505151 #6E7070 #8D8E8E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.96

#505151 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.64

#505151 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #505151

7.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##505151	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##505151	1.00	7.96	2.64	7.96
#FFFFFF	7.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.64	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#515151

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#515151

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#505151

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #505151;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(80, 81, 81);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.4% 0.001 197.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#818181',
    500: '#505151',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #505151;
$custom-light: #818181;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#505151",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 80,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 81
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180,
    "s": 0.621,
    "l": 31.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43402,
    "c": 0.0013,
    "h": 197
  },
  "luminance": 0.08184
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#505151

secondary

#7F7E7E

accent

#7E7EAA

background

#F7F7F7

surface

#EEEEEE

border

#C9C9C9

text

#0A0A0A

muted

#7C7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #505151

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

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