#505248#505248

#505248 is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.082; OKLCH L 43.4% C 0.016 H 116.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#505248
RGB	rgb(80, 82, 72)
HSL	hsl(72, 6%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(72, 12%, 32%)
CMYK	cmyk(2.4%, 0%, 12.2%, 67.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.41, -2.88, 5.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.41, 6.30, 117.24°)
OKLab	oklab(43.36% -0.0072 0.0146)
OKLCH	oklch(43.36% 0.016 116.3)
XYZ	xyz(7.4951, 8.2080, 7.3191)
Luminance	0.0821 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#505248 #4A4852

analogous

#524F48 #505248 #4B5248

triadic

#505248 #485052 #524850

tetradic

#505248 #48524F #4A4852 #52484B

square

#505248 #48524F #4A4852 #52484B

split-complementary

#505248 #484B52 #4F4852

monochromatic

#10110F #30312B #505248 #707365 #8F9283

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.95

#505248 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.64

#505248 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #505248

7.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##505248	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##505248	1.00	7.95	2.64	7.95
#FFFFFF	7.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.64	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#545147

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#535148

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#51514F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #505248;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(80, 82, 72);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.4% 0.016 116.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#81827b',
    500: '#505248',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #505248;
$custom-light: #81827b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#505248",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 80,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 72
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 72,
    "s": 6.494,
    "l": 30.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43355,
    "c": 0.01623,
    "h": 116.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.08208
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#505248

secondary

#787580

accent

#78B083

background

#F7F7F7

surface

#EEEEED

border

#C9C9C8

text

#0A0A09

muted

#7C7C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #505248

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

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