#505252#505252

#505252 is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 43.7% C 0.003 H 197.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#505252
RGB	rgb(80, 82, 82)
HSL	hsl(180, 1%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(180, 2%, 32%)
CMYK	cmyk(2.4%, 0%, 0%, 67.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.70, -0.80, -0.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.70, 0.85, 199.30°)
OKLab	oklab(43.68% -0.0025 -0.0008)
OKLCH	oklch(43.68% 0.003 197)
XYZ	xyz(7.8483, 8.3492, 9.1791)
Luminance	0.0835 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#505252 #525050

analogous

#505251 #505252 #505152

triadic

#505252 #525052 #525250

tetradic

#505252 #515052 #525050 #515250

square

#505252 #515052 #525050 #515250

split-complementary

#505252 #525051 #525150

monochromatic

#141414 #323333 #505252 #6E7171 #8D9090

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.87

#505252 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.67

#505252 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #505252

7.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##505252	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##505252	1.00	7.87	2.67	7.87
#FFFFFF	7.87	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.67	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.87	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#525252

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#515152

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4F5252

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #505252;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(80, 82, 82);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.7% 0.003 197.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#818282',
    500: '#505252',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #505252;
$custom-light: #818282;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#505252",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 80,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 82
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180,
    "s": 1.235,
    "l": 31.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43676,
    "c": 0.00259,
    "h": 197
  },
  "luminance": 0.08349
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#505252

secondary

#807E7E

accent

#7D7DAB

background

#F7F7F7

surface

#EEEEEE

border

#C9C9C9

text

#0A0A0A

muted

#7C7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #505252

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

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