#505238#505238

#505238 is a dark, muted yellow. Relative luminance 0.080; OKLCH L 42.9% C 0.041 H 111.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#505238
RGB	rgb(80, 82, 56)
HSL	hsl(65, 19%, 27%)
HSV	hsv(65, 32%, 32%)
CMYK	cmyk(2.4%, 0%, 31.7%, 67.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.04, -5.70, 15.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.04, 16.08, 110.75°)
OKLab	oklab(42.93% -0.015 0.0376)
OKLCH	oklch(42.93% 0.041 111.7)
XYZ	xyz(7.0394, 8.0257, 4.9189)
Luminance	0.0803 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#505238 #3A3852

analogous

#524738 #505238 #435238

triadic

#505238 #385052 #523850

tetradic

#505238 #385247 #3A3852 #523843

square

#505238 #385247 #3A3852 #523843

split-complementary

#505238 #384352 #473852

monochromatic

#12120C #2D2E1F #505238 #737651 #969A6B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.06

#505238 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.61

#505238 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #505238

8.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##505238	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##505238	1.00	8.06	2.61	8.06
#FFFFFF	8.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.61	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#565036

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#565039

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#534F4B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #505238;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(80, 82, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.9% 0.041 111.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#81826e',
    500: '#505238',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #505238;
$custom-light: #81826e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#505238",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 80,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 64.615,
    "s": 18.841,
    "l": 27.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42933,
    "c": 0.0405,
    "h": 111.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.08026
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#505238

secondary

#666482

accent

#6CBB72

background

#F7F7F6

surface

#EEEEEC

border

#C9C9C7

text

#0A0A07

muted

#7C7C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #505238

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

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