#505B2E#505B2E

#505B2E is a mid, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.094; OKLCH L 45.0% C 0.068 H 120.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#505B2E
RGB	rgb(80, 91, 46)
HSL	hsl(75, 33%, 27%)
HSV	hsv(75, 49%, 36%)
CMYK	cmyk(12.1%, 0%, 49.5%, 64.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.72, -12.36, 24.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.72, 27.36, 116.85°)
OKLab	oklab(45.01% -0.0345 0.0587)
OKLCH	oklch(45.01% 0.068 120.5)
XYZ	xyz(7.5425, 9.3849, 3.9984)
Luminance	0.0939 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow-green

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#505B2E #392E5B

analogous

#5B502E #505B2E #3A5B2E

triadic

#505B2E #2E505B #5B2E50

tetradic

#505B2E #2E5B50 #392E5B #5B2E3A

square

#505B2E #2E5B50 #392E5B #5B2E3A

split-complementary

#505B2E #2E3A5B #502E5B

monochromatic

#12140A #2C3219 #505B2E #748443 #97AB59

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.30

#505B2E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.88

#505B2E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #505B2E

7.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##505B2E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##505B2E	1.00	7.30	2.88	7.30
#FFFFFF	7.30	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.88	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.30	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#60562A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5F5630

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#545750

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #505b2e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(80, 91, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.0% 0.068 120.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#828968',
    500: '#505b2e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #505b2e;
$custom-light: #828968;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#505b2e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 80,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 74.667,
    "s": 32.847,
    "l": 26.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45013,
    "c": 0.0681,
    "h": 120.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.09385
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#505B2E

secondary

#65588D

accent

#5FC979

background

#F8F8F6

surface

#EFF0EB

border

#CACBC6

text

#0A0B06

muted

#7C7C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #505B2E

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

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