Information about #505248 color
Basic facts about this digital color
#505248 is a muted, almost neutral neutral grey that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. It is a natural fit for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Dune (#514F4A). Slightly further away sit Merlin (#4F4E48) and Knave (#50534C).
Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(80, 82, 72)), which gives #505248 its character. On this background, white text reaches a 7.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.6:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:68) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. #505248 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.
#505248 color variations
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#505248 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#505248 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#505248 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#505248 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#505248 color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #505248 color
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Nearest named colors to #505248
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#514F4A
#4F4E48
#50534C
#524F46
#4F4E4A
#514E4A
#504E4B
#555349
#4C5544
#54514D
#4D4D4B
#4A4F46
#505248 color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#505248
- RGB80, 82, 72
- CMYK1, 0, 4, 68
- CSSrgb(80, 82, 72)
- HSL72°, 6%, 30%
- HSL Precise72°, 6.494%, 30.196%
- HSV72°, 12%, 32%
- HSB72°, 12%, 32%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.314
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.322
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.282
- GLSLvec3(0.314, 0.322, 0.282)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.314, 0.322, 0.282, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.314, 0.322, 0.282)
- Percentage of Red in RGB31.4%
- Percentage of Green in RGB32.2%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB28.2%
- Color FamilyYellow
- Saturation FamilyDesaturated
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX ID505248
- DECIMAL ID5263944
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers6 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
