#505E42#505E42

#505E42 is a mid, muted yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 46.2% C 0.047 H 129.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#505E42
RGB	rgb(80, 94, 66)
HSL	hsl(90, 18%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(90, 30%, 37%)
CMYK	cmyk(14.9%, 0%, 29.8%, 63.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.03, -11.11, 14.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.03, 18.13, 127.78°)
OKLab	oklab(46.18% -0.03 0.0362)
OKLCH	oklch(46.18% 0.047 129.7)
XYZ	xyz(8.2942, 10.1041, 6.6665)
Luminance	0.1010 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow-green

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#505E42 #50425E

analogous

#5E5E42 #505E42 #425E42

triadic

#505E42 #42505E #5E4250

tetradic

#505E42 #425E5E #50425E #5E4242

square

#505E42 #425E5E #50425E #5E4242

split-complementary

#505E42 #42425E #5E425E

monochromatic

#131610 #313A29 #505E42 #6F825B #8DA179

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.95

#505E42 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.02

#505E42 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #505E42

6.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##505E42	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##505E42	1.00	6.95	3.02	6.95
#FFFFFF	6.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#615A40

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5F5943

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#515C57

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #505e42;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(80, 94, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.2% 0.047 129.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#818b76',
    500: '#505e42',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #505e42;
$custom-light: #818b76;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#505e42",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 80,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 90,
    "s": 17.5,
    "l": 31.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46182,
    "c": 0.04696,
    "h": 129.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.10104
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#505E42

secondary

#7E6E8D

accent

#6EBA94

background

#F7F8F7

surface

#EEF0ED

border

#C9CBC8

text

#0A0C08

muted

#7C7D7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #505E42

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

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