Sure Alcove beneath the Joining

#505b51 RGB(80,91,81)

About this color

Sure Alcove beneath the Joining is rendered by screens as RGB(80, 91, 81) — a dark, achromatic grey hue.

#505b51RGB(80, 91, 81)

HSL 125° · 6% saturation · 34% 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

In Japanese aesthetics, the concept of wabi-sabi — finding beauty in imperfection and transience — finds natural expression in grey and near-neutral tones.

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Design use

Practically speaking, this deep grey is most at home 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

When it comes to colour harmony, a classic approach: pair grey with white and one warm accent — navy, terracotta, or forest green — letting the grey hold the background while the accent carries meaning.

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Color formats

Name
Sure Alcove beneath the Joining
HEX
#505b51
RGB
rgb(80,91,81)
RGB%
rgb(31.4%,35.7%,31.8%)
HSL
hsl(125,6%,34%)
HSV
hsv(125,12%,36%)
CMYK
cmyk(12,0,11,64)
LAB
lab(37,-6,4)
LCH
lch(37,7,146)
sRGB
(0.314,0.357,0.318)
HEX8
#505b51ff
CSS Name
Decimal
080091081

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Color info

Lightness
34%
Saturation
6%
Hue
125°
Chroma
7
Temperature
WarmCool
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