#505242#505242

#505242 is a dark, muted yellow. Relative luminance 0.081; OKLCH L 43.2% C 0.026 H 113.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#505242
RGB	rgb(80, 82, 66)
HSL	hsl(68, 11%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(68, 20%, 32%)
CMYK	cmyk(2.4%, 0%, 19.5%, 67.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.26, -4.01, 9.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.26, 9.99, 113.70°)
OKLab	oklab(43.18% -0.0101 0.0235)
OKLCH	oklch(43.18% 0.026 113.3)
XYZ	xyz(7.3088, 8.1335, 6.3381)
Luminance	0.0813 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#505242 #444252

analogous

#524C42 #505242 #485242

triadic

#505242 #425052 #524250

tetradic

#505242 #42524C #444252 #524248

square

#505242 #42524C #444252 #524248

split-complementary

#505242 #424852 #4C4252

monochromatic

#11110E #2F3027 #505242 #71745D #91947A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.00

#505242 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.63

#505242 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #505242

8.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##505242	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##505242	1.00	8.00	2.63	8.00
#FFFFFF	8.00	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.63	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.00	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#555041

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#545143

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#52504E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #505242;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(80, 82, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.2% 0.026 113.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#818276',
    500: '#505242',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #505242;
$custom-light: #818276;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#505242",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 80,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 67.5,
    "s": 10.811,
    "l": 29.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43183,
    "c": 0.02553,
    "h": 113.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.08133
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#505242

secondary

#716F81

accent

#74B47C

background

#F7F7F7

surface

#EEEEED

border

#C9C9C8

text

#0A0A08

muted

#7C7C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #505242

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

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