#524f50 Color Information

#524f50 Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #524f50. In RGB, it consists of 32.2% Red, 31.0% Green, and 31.4% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 3.7% Magenta, 2.4% Yellow, and 67.8% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 340.0°, with saturation of 1.9% and lightness of 31.6%. The decimal value for #524f50 is 5394256, and its nearest "web safe" color is #666666. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #524f50 is red. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is black. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is red.
  • HexHex code for this color#524f50 Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color82, 79, 80 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color32.2%, 31.0%, 31.4% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.678, 0.690, 0.686 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0, 0.037, 0.024, 0.678 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color340.0°, 1.9%, 31.6% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color340.0°, 3.7%, 32.2% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color7.724, 7.965, 8.720 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color82, 79, 80 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code5394256 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color33.910, 1.441, -0.156 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)33.910, 1.449, 353.830 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color33.910, 1.593, -0.397 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color28.222, -0.539, 1.437 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.316, 0.326, 7.965 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4283584336 / 0xff524f50 Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#666666 Copy
Last Updated: March 27, 2024

Shades of #524f50

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #524f50, its pure hue is 340.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 1.9%, and its lightness is 31.6%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #524f50, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #0a0a0a to #484546.

Tints of #524f50

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #524f50, its pure hue is 340.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 1.9%, and its lightness is 31.6%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #524f50, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #686566 to #e9e9e9.

Tones of #524f50

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #524f50, its pure hue is 340.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 1.9%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #524f50, which range from #515151 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #a10036 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #524f50

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #524f50! For #524f50, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #524f50. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #524f50

This color, #524f50, consists of 32.2% Red, 31.0% Green, and 31.4% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 82, Green = 79, Blue = 80. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #524f50 is 0% Cyan, 3.7% Magenta, 2.4% Yellow, and 67.8% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R32.2%
C0.0%
G31.0%
M3.7%
B31.4%
Y2.4%
K67.8%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 82 79 80
Octal 122 117 120
Hexa #52 #4f #50
Binary 01010010 01001111 01010000
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 3 2 67
Octal 0 3 2 103
Hexa #00 #03 #02 #43
Binary 00000000 00000011 00000010 01000011

Analogous Colors of #524f50

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #524f50 — which has hue 340.0° — its analogous colors are located at 10.0° and 340.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #524f50.

Triadic Colors of #524f50

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #524f50 — which has hue 340.0° — its triadic colors are located at 100.0° and 340.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #524f50.

Complementary Color of #524f50

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #524f50 — which has hue 340.0° — its complementary color is located at 160.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #524f50.

Split Complementary Colors of #524f50

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #524f50 — which has hue 340.0° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 130.0° and 340.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #524f50.

Tetradic Colors of #524f50

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #524f50 — which has hue 340.0° — its tetradic colors are located at 250.0°, 340.0°, 70.0°, and 160.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #524f50.

Monochromatic Colors of #524f50

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #524f50, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #292828 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #7c7578 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #524f50

We want to make getting started with #524f50 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #524f50 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #524f50 can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #524f50 with other HTML elements.

#524f50 Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #524f50.
<span style="color: #524f50;">The color of this text is #524f50.</span>

#524f50 Background Color

The background color for this text is #524f50.
<div style="background-color: #524f50; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #524f50.</div>

#524f50 Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #524f50.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #524f50;">This color for the shadow of this text is #524f50.</span>

#524f50 Border Color

This is a div with border color #524f50.
<div style="border: #524f50 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #524f50.</div>

#524f50 Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #524f50 on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #524f50; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #524f50 on a white background.</div></div>

#524f50 Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #524f50 on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #524f50; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #524f50 on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #524f50 to White

This is a gradient from #524f50 to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#524f50,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#524f50,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#524f50,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#524f50,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #524f50 to white.</div>

Gradient from #524f50 to Black

This is a gradient from #524f50 to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#524f50,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#524f50,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#524f50,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#524f50,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #524f50 to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #524f50

In addition to using #524f50 on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #524f50 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #524f50, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 82, Green = 79, Blue = 80). If you need details about the color coordinates of #524f50 in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #524f50
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(82, 79, 80)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #524f50; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #524f50; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #524f50; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(82, 79, 80);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#524f50")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:82, green:79, blue:80, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:82 green:79 blue:80 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(82f, 79f, 80f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(82, 79, 80);
 

#524f50 Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #524f50 the same way. For those with color blindness, #524f50 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #524f50 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #524f50 is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #524f50 looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #524f50 will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #524f50 is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 8.1:1 against white. This is a high enough ratio to be considered accessible under both the AA and AAA level standards for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AA
Large Size Text

WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
Large Size Text