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#504252 Color

#504252 is rgb(80, 66, 82) in RGB, hsl(293, 11%, 29%) in HSL, and about cmyk(2%, 20%, 0%, 68%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Purple Taupe (#50404D), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.3. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#504252
HEX#504252
RGBrgb(80, 66, 82)
HSLhsl(293, 11%, 29%)
HSVhsv(293, 20%, 32%)
CMYKcmyk(2%, 20%, 0%, 68%)
OKLCHoklch(40% 0.032 322.1)
LABlab(29.92% 8.69 -7.29)
LCHlch(29.92% 11.35 320.00)

What #504252 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #504252, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every pink in the library.

#504252 Channel Values

How #504252 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 80 · G 66 · B 828-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 293° · S 11% · L 29%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 293° · S 20% · V 32%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 2% · M 20% · Y 0% · K 68%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance9.37:1 vs white · 2.24:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #504252 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text9.37:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.24:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #504252

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #504252; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #504252

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

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How #504252 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#504252
Protanopia#454552
Protanomaly#494452
Deuteranopia#474752
Deuteranomaly#4B4552
Tritanopia#4E4444
Tritanomaly#4F434A
Achromatopsia#464646

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #504252 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-504252: #504252;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #504252;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-504252': '#504252' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.314, green: 0.259, blue: 0.322)
Android XML<color name="color_504252">#504252</color>
SVG fillfill="#504252"

More Pink Colors

#504252 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#504252 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #504252?

#504252 is a dark pink — rgb(80, 66, 82) in RGB and hsl(293, 11%, 29%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Purple Taupe (#50404D), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.3.

What is the RGB value of #504252?

#504252 is rgb(80, 66, 82) — red 80, green 66, and blue 82 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #504252?

#504252 converts to approximately cmyk(2%, 20%, 0%, 68%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #504252 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #504252 scores 9.37:1 against white and 2.24:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #504252 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #504252 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is dimgray (#696969) at a CIE76 distance of 18.41, which is visibly different.

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