#504E52

Closest named color: Dark Slate Gray (#2F4F4F). oklch(42.7% 0.007 308.3), rgb(80, 78, 82).

White text reads best on this color (8.22:1).

About this color

#504E52 is a dark close to neutral grey. In OKLCH its lightness is 43%, its chroma 0.007. It has too little chroma to lean warm or cool. The nearest named color is Dark Slate Gray (#2F4F4F), ΔE 0.048 away. White text reads best on it, at 8.22:1.

Hue family	Neutrals
Lightness	dark (43%)
Chroma	close to neutral grey (0.007)
Temperature	neutral
Nearest name	Dark Slate Gray (#2F4F4F)
Black text	2.55:1
White text	8.22:1

Values

HEX	#504E52
RGB	rgb(80, 78, 82)
HSL	hsl(270, 3%, 31%)
OKLCH	oklch(42.7% 0.007 308.3)

Contrast

WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.

Pair	WCAG 2	Result	APCA	APCA guidance
White text on #504E52	8.22:1	AAA	Lc -93.1	Preferred for body text
Black text on #504E52	2.55:1	Fails	Lc 15.5	Dividers and decoration only
#504E52 text on white	8.22:1	AAA	Lc 88.5	Fine for body text
#504E52 text on black	2.55:1	Fails	Lc -13.7	Not readable

Tints and shades

A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 800.

Step 50
50

#F5F5F6

oklch(97% 0.001 286.4)
Step 100
100

#EAE9EA

oklch(93.5% 0.002 325.6)
Step 200
200

#D9D9DA

oklch(88.6% 0.001 286.4)
Step 300
300

#C1C0C3

oklch(80.9% 0.004 301.4)
Step 400
400

#A29FA4

oklch(70.7% 0.008 312.3)
Step 500
500

#8B888D

oklch(63.1% 0.008 312.3)
Step 600
600

#757277

oklch(55.6% 0.008 312.2)
Step 700
700

#625F64

oklch(49% 0.009 312.2)
Step 800
800 (this color)

#504E52

oklch(42.7% 0.007 308.3)
Step 900
900

#424144

oklch(37.7% 0.005 301.3)
Step 950
950

#272628

oklch(27% 0.004 308.3)

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#504E52 with color blindness

Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.

Vision	Seen as	Shift (ΔE)
Protanopia (no red cones)	#4D4F52	0.005
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#4E4F52	0.004
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#504E4F	0.005
Achromatopsia (no color)	#4F4F4F	0.007

Harmonies

Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.

This color is close to neutral, so it has no meaningful hue to rotate. Hue harmonies are omitted.

Palettes with this color

Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #504E52, closest first.

Similar named colors

The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.

Use #504E52 in your product

Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.

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