Information about Basalt color
Basic facts about this digital color
#524E50 presents itself as a muted, almost neutral grey — one that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. In practice it works well for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Dark Liver (#534B4F). Slightly further away sit Sidewinder (#554D4F) and be Supernormal. Charcoal (#4E4E4F).
Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(82, 78, 80)), which gives #524E50 its character. On this background, white text reaches a 8.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.6:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:68), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. This precise shade carries the officially registered name "Basalt" in the Register.
Basalt color variations
View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.
Basalt color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
Basalt color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
Basalt color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
Basalt color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
Basalt 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 Basalt color
View adjacent and very similar colors.
Nearest named colors to Basalt
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.
#534B4F
#554D4F
#4E4E4F
#544A50
#565051
#54514D
#504E4B
#524B4B
#555350
#4E4A4E
#514E4A
#51484F
Basalt color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#524E50
- RGB82, 78, 80
- CMYK0, 2, 1, 68
- CSSrgb(82, 78, 80)
- HSL330°, 3%, 31%
- HSL Precise330°, 2.5%, 31.373%
- HSV330°, 5%, 32%
- HSB330°, 5%, 32%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.322
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.306
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.314
- GLSLvec3(0.322, 0.306, 0.314)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.322, 0.306, 0.314, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.322, 0.306, 0.314)
- Percentage of Red in RGB32.2%
- Percentage of Green in RGB30.6%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB31.4%
- Color FamilyRose
- Saturation FamilyDesaturated
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX ID524E50
- DECIMAL ID5394000
- Name Length6
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