#523C38#523C38

#523C38 is a dark, muted red. Relative luminance 0.053; OKLCH L 37.9% C 0.032 H 30.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#523C38
RGB	rgb(82, 60, 56)
HSL	hsl(9, 19%, 27%)
HSV	hsv(9, 32%, 32%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 26.8%, 31.7%, 67.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(27.60, 9.01, 6.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(27.60, 10.96, 34.70°)
OKLab	oklab(37.93% 0.0277 0.0162)
OKLCH	oklch(37.93% 0.032 30.3)
XYZ	xyz(5.8095, 5.3114, 4.4598)
Luminance	0.0531 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#523C38 #384E52

analogous

#523841 #523C38 #524938

triadic

#523C38 #38523C #3C3852

tetradic

#523C38 #415238 #384E52 #493852

square

#523C38 #415238 #384E52 #493852

split-complementary

#523C38 #385249 #384152

monochromatic

#120D0C #2E211F #523C38 #765751 #9A726B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.18

#523C38 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.06

#523C38 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #523C38

10.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##523C38	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##523C38	1.00	10.18	2.06	10.18
#FFFFFF	10.18	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.06	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.18	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#413F38

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#464338

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#57393B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#414141

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #523c38;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 60, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(37.9% 0.032 30.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#83716e',
    500: '#523c38',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #523c38;
$custom-light: #83716e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#523c38",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 9.231,
    "s": 18.841,
    "l": 27.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.37931,
    "c": 0.03204,
    "h": 30.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.05311
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#523C38

secondary

#647D82

accent

#AFBB6C

background

#F8F6F6

surface

#EFECEB

border

#CAC7C6

text

#0B0707

muted

#7C7A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #523C38

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

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