Colour

#50525B

#50525B
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#50525B is a grey with RGB values 80, 82, 91 and HSL 229°, 6%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#50525B#50525B

HEX#50525B

RGBrgb(80, 82, 91)

RGB (0–1)0.3137, 0.3216, 0.3569

RGB percentages31.4%, 32.2%, 35.7%

HSLhsl(229.1, 6.4%, 33.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(229.1, 12.1%, 35.7%)

CMYK12.1%, 9.9%, 0%, 64.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,263,963

CSS custom property--colour: #50525B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08495WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness82.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.78:1

Contrast with white7.78:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#525252

Inverted#AFADA4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#50535Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#4F525Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Tritanopia#4E5455no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text7.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.7:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 11 Dark slate grey · ΔE 13.6 Slate grey · ΔE 18.9 Gray · ΔE 19.4 Light slate grey · ΔE 21.9 Steel blue · ΔE 32.3

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 10.99, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#5B5950

Analogous#50585B, #53505B

Triadic#5B5052, #525B50

Split complementary#5B5350, #585B50

Tetradic#5B5058, #5B5950, #505B53

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#B7B9C0

Lighter +30%#9C9EA8

Lighter +20%#818490

Lighter +10%#686A76

Darker −10%#383A40

Darker −20%#202125

Darker −30%#08090A

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#3B4470

Less saturated −25%#565656

Channel breakdown

R80

G82

B91

Red80 (31.4%)

Green82 (32.2%)

Blue91 (35.7%)

Hue229.09°

Saturation (HSL)6.43%

Lightness33.53%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 50 · G 52 · B 5B

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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