#505C50#505C50

#505C50 is a mid, muted grey. Relative luminance 0.099; OKLCH L 46.1% C 0.024 H 145.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#505C50
RGB	rgb(80, 92, 80)
HSL	hsl(120, 7%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(120, 13%, 36%)
CMYK	cmyk(13%, 0%, 13%, 63.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.73, -7.28, 5.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.73, 9.04, 143.72°)
OKLab	oklab(46.06% -0.0199 0.0139)
OKLCH	oklch(46.06% 0.024 145.2)
XYZ	xyz(8.5831, 9.9388, 9.0540)
Luminance	0.0994 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#505C50 #5C505C

analogous

#565C50 #505C50 #505C56

triadic

#505C50 #50505C #5C5050

tetradic

#505C50 #50565C #5C505C #5C5650

square

#505C50 #50565C #5C505C #5C5650

split-complementary

#505C50 #56505C #5C5056

monochromatic

#171B17 #343B34 #505C50 #6C7D6C #8C9B8C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.03

#505C50 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.99

#505C50 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #505C50

7.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##505C50	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##505C50	1.00	7.03	2.99	7.03
#FFFFFF	7.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.99	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5D5A4F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5A5851

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4F5B59

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #505c50;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(80, 92, 80);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.1% 0.024 145.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#818a81',
    500: '#505c50',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #505c50;
$custom-light: #818a81;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#505c50",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 80,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 80
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 120,
    "s": 6.977,
    "l": 33.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46055,
    "c": 0.0243,
    "h": 145.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.09939
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#505C50

secondary

#8A7E8A

accent

#78B0B0

background

#F7F8F7

surface

#EEF0EE

border

#C9CBC9

text

#0A0B0A

muted

#7C7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #505C50

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

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