#523D4E#523D4E

#523D4E is a dark, muted pink. Relative luminance 0.057; OKLCH L 38.9% C 0.040 H 333.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#523D4E
RGB	rgb(82, 61, 78)
HSL	hsl(311, 15%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(311, 26%, 32%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 25.6%, 4.9%, 67.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.59, 12.50, -6.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.59, 14.20, 331.67°)
OKLab	oklab(38.93% 0.0354 -0.018)
OKLCH	oklch(38.93% 0.04 333.1)
XYZ	xyz(6.5235, 5.6816, 7.9593)
Luminance	0.0568 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	pink

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#523D4E #3D5241

analogous

#4B3D52 #523D4E #523D43

triadic

#523D4E #4E523D #3D4E52

tetradic

#523D4E #524B3D #3D5241 #3D4352

square

#523D4E #524B3D #3D5241 #3D4352

split-complementary

#523D4E #43523D #3D524B

monochromatic

#120D11 #2F232D #523D4E #75576F #977390

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.83

#523D4E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.14

#523D4E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #523D4E

9.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##523D4E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##523D4E	1.00	9.83	2.14	9.83
#FFFFFF	9.83	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.14	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.83	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3D424F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#42444D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#543E43

Achromatopsia (no color)

#434343

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #523d4e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 61, 78);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.9% 0.040 333.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#83727f',
    500: '#523d4e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #523d4e;
$custom-light: #83727f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#523d4e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 61,
    "b": 78
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 311.429,
    "s": 14.685,
    "l": 28.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38929,
    "c": 0.0397,
    "h": 333.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.05681
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#523D4E

secondary

#69816E

accent

#B77E70

background

#F8F6F7

surface

#EFECEE

border

#CAC7C9

text

#0A080A

muted

#7C7B7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #523D4E

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

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