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Colour

#50505A

  • #50505A
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#50505A is a grey with RGB values 80, 80, 90 and HSL 240°, 6%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#50505A#50505A
HEX#50505A
RGBrgb(80, 80, 90)
RGB (0–1)0.3137, 0.3137, 0.3529
RGB percentages31.4%, 31.4%, 35.3%
HSLhsl(240, 5.9%, 33.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 11.1%, 35.3%)
CMYK11.1%, 11.1%, 0%, 64.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,263,450
CSS custom property--colour: #50505A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08181WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness81.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.97:1
Contrast with white7.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#515151
Inverted#AFAFA5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4E515Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#4E515Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original
Tritanopia#4E5253no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.97:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.64:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 11.8Dark slate grey · ΔE 14.5Slate grey · ΔE 19.6Gray · ΔE 20.2Light slate grey · ΔE 22.6Steel blue · ΔE 32.6
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 11.85, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5A5A50
Analogous#50555A, #55505A
Triadic#5A5050, #505A50
Split complementary#5A5550, #555A50
Tetradic#5A5055, #5A5A50, #505A55

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B7B7BF
Lighter +30%#9C9CA7
Lighter +20%#81818F
Lighter +10%#686875
Darker −10%#38383F
Darker −20%#202024
Darker −30%#080809
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#3B3B6F
Less saturated −25%#555555

Channel breakdown

R80
G80
B90
Red80 (31.4%)
Green80 (31.4%)
Blue90 (35.3%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)5.88%
Lightness33.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 50 · G 50 · B 5A

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