Warm Arch down Passing

#505256 RGB(80,82,86)

About this color

Warm Arch down Passing is a dark grey with a achromatic character, positioned at #505256 on the color spectrum.

#505256RGB(80, 82, 86)

HSL 220° · 4% saturation · 33% lightness

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Psychology

Grey is the great mediator — it recedes, balances, and gives other colours room to speak.

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History

Grey has long been the colour of stone, ash, and iron — the visual register of the industrial city, the winter sky, and the understated suit.

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Design use

From a design perspective, this shade excels as a background for light-coloured text, as a deep accent stripe, or as an anchoring tone in dark-mode interfaces. It pairs naturally with off-whites, warm creams, and metallic highlights.

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Colour pairings

Looking at colour relationships, grey works with almost everything — precisely because it does not compete. Pair it with a single strong accent colour to create clarity, or layer grey tones alone for studied minimalism.

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Color formats

Name
Warm Arch down Passing
HEX
#505256
RGB
rgb(80,82,86)
RGB%
rgb(31.4%,32.2%,33.7%)
HSL
hsl(220,4%,33%)
HSV
hsv(220,7%,34%)
CMYK
cmyk(7,5,0,66)
LAB
lab(35,0,-3)
LCH
lch(35,3,270)
sRGB
(0.314,0.322,0.337)
HEX8
#505256ff
CSS Name
Decimal
080082086

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Color info

Lightness
33%
Saturation
4%
Hue
220°
Chroma
3
Temperature
WarmCool
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