Information about #505042 color
Basic facts about this digital color
A softly muted balanced grey tone, #505042 holds a balanced mid-tone. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Touchstone (#524F46). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Modular Green (#4C4E3F) and Lunar Green (#4E5541).
The recipe behind #505042 is rgb(80, 80, 66), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #505042: 8.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.6:1 for black. For print, note the heavy black component (K:69) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. #505042 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.
#505042 color variations
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#505042 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#505042 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#505042 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#505042 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#505042 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 #505042 color
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Nearest named colors to #505042
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#524F46
#4C4E3F
#4E5541
#554D42
#4F4E48
#4C5544
#4D503C
#4A4F46
#4F4944
#514F4A
#585044
#4F4E4A
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#505042
- RGB80, 80, 66
- CMYK0, 0, 5, 69
- CSSrgb(80, 80, 66)
- HSL60°, 10%, 29%
- HSL Precise60°, 9.589%, 28.627%
- HSV60°, 18%, 31%
- HSB60°, 18%, 31%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.314
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.314
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.259
- GLSLvec3(0.314, 0.314, 0.259)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.314, 0.314, 0.259, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.314, 0.314, 0.259)
- Percentage of Red in RGB31.4%
- Percentage of Green in RGB31.4%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB25.9%
- Color FamilyYellow
- Saturation FamilyDesaturated
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX ID505042
- DECIMAL ID5263426
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers314 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
