#504F48

Closest named color: Dark Slate Gray (#2F4F4F). oklch(42.6% 0.011 100.2), rgb(80, 79, 72).

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

About this color

#504F48 is a dark close to neutral grey. In OKLCH its lightness is 43%, its chroma 0.011. It has too little chroma to lean warm or cool. The nearest named color is Dark Slate Gray (#2F4F4F), ΔE 0.047 away. White text reads best on it, at 8.22:1.

Hue family	Neutrals
Lightness	dark (43%)
Chroma	close to neutral grey (0.011)
Temperature	neutral
Nearest name	Dark Slate Gray (#2F4F4F)
Black text	2.55:1
White text	8.22:1

Values

HEX	#504F48
RGB	rgb(80, 79, 72)
HSL	hsl(53, 5%, 30%)
OKLCH	oklch(42.6% 0.011 100.2)

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 #504F48	8.22:1	AAA	Lc -93.1	Preferred for body text
Black text on #504F48	2.55:1	Fails	Lc 15.5	Dividers and decoration only
#504F48 text on white	8.22:1	AAA	Lc 88.5	Fine for body text
#504F48 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

#F5F5F5

oklch(97% 0 0)
Step 100
100

#EAEAE8

oklch(93.6% 0.003 106.5)
Step 200
200

#D9D9D6

oklch(88.4% 0.004 106.5)
Step 300
300

#C1C1BC

oklch(80.9% 0.007 106.6)
Step 400
400

#A2A199

oklch(70.7% 0.011 100.9)
Step 500
500

#8B8A81

oklch(63.2% 0.013 101.6)
Step 600
600

#75746A

oklch(55.7% 0.015 102.2)
Step 700
700

#626158

oklch(49.1% 0.014 101.7)
Step 800
800 (this color)

#504F48

oklch(42.6% 0.011 100.2)
Step 900
900

#42423C

oklch(37.7% 0.01 106.9)
Step 950
950

#272623

oklch(26.9% 0.006 91.6)

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#504F48 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)	#504E48	0.003
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#514F48	0.002
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#514E4D	0.010
Achromatopsia (no color)	#4F4F4F	0.011

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 #504F48, closest first.

Similar named colors

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

Use #504F48 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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