#523A40#523A40

#523A40 is a dark, muted red. Relative luminance 0.052; OKLCH L 37.8% C 0.035 H 2.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#523A40
RGB	rgb(82, 58, 64)
HSL	hsl(345, 17%, 27%)
HSV	hsv(345, 29%, 32%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 29.3%, 22%, 67.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(27.27, 11.67, 0.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(27.27, 11.68, 2.43°)
OKLab	oklab(37.75% 0.0351 0.0015)
OKLCH	oklch(37.75% 0.035 2.4)
XYZ	xyz(5.9182, 5.1904, 5.5396)
Luminance	0.0519 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#523A40 #3A524C

analogous

#523A4C #523A40 #52403A

triadic

#523A40 #40523A #3A4052

tetradic

#523A40 #4C523A #3A524C #403A52

square

#523A40 #4C523A #3A524C #403A52

split-complementary

#523A40 #3A5240 #3A4C52

monochromatic

#120D0E #2E2124 #523A40 #76535C #986E79

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.30

#523A40 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.04

#523A40 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #523A40

10.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##523A40	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##523A40	1.00	10.30	2.04	10.30
#FFFFFF	10.30	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.30	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3D3E40

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#434240

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#56393C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#404040

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #523a40;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 58, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(37.8% 0.035 2.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#837074',
    500: '#523a40',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #523a40;
$custom-light: #837074;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#523a40",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 58,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 345,
    "s": 17.143,
    "l": 27.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.3775,
    "c": 0.03514,
    "h": 2.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.0519
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#523A40

secondary

#66827B

accent

#BAA76E

background

#F8F6F7

surface

#EFECED

border

#CAC7C8

text

#0A0708

muted

#7C7A7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #523A40

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

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