#523238#523238

#523238 is a dark, muted red. Relative luminance 0.044; OKLCH L 35.8% C 0.047 H 7.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#523238
RGB	rgb(82, 50, 56)
HSL	hsl(349, 24%, 26%)
HSV	hsv(349, 39%, 32%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 39%, 31.7%, 67.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(24.83, 15.44, 2.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(24.83, 15.61, 8.41°)
OKLab	oklab(35.79% 0.0468 0.0062)
OKLCH	oklch(35.79% 0.047 7.5)
XYZ	xyz(5.3342, 4.3609, 4.3014)
Luminance	0.0436 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#523238 #32524C

analogous

#523248 #523238 #523C32

triadic

#523238 #385232 #323852

tetradic

#523238 #485232 #32524C #3C3252

square

#523238 #485232 #32524C #3C3252

split-complementary

#523238 #32523C #324852

monochromatic

#130C0D #2C1B1E #523238 #784952 #9E606C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.22

#523238 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.87

#523238 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #523238

11.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##523238	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##523238	1.00	11.22	1.87	11.22
#FFFFFF	11.22	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.87	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.22	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#373738

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3F3D37

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#572F34

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3B3B3B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #523238;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 50, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(35.8% 0.047 7.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#846a6e',
    500: '#523238',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #523238;
$custom-light: #846a6e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#523238",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 50,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 348.75,
    "s": 24.242,
    "l": 25.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.35793,
    "c": 0.04717,
    "h": 7.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.04361
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#523238

secondary

#5D837C

accent

#C1B067

background

#F8F6F6

surface

#EFEBEB

border

#CAC6C6

text

#0B0607

muted

#7C7A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #523238

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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