#524040#524040

#524040 is a dark, muted red. Relative luminance 0.058; OKLCH L 39.1% C 0.025 H 18.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#524040
RGB	rgb(82, 64, 64)
HSL	hsl(0, 12%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(0, 22%, 32%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 22%, 22%, 67.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.98, 7.80, 2.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.98, 8.35, 20.86°)
OKLab	oklab(39.07% 0.0239 0.0079)
OKLCH	oklch(39.07% 0.025 18.3)
XYZ	xyz(6.2385, 5.8310, 5.6464)
Luminance	0.0583 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#524040 #405252

analogous

#524049 #524040 #524940

triadic

#524040 #405240 #404052

tetradic

#524040 #495240 #405252 #494052

square

#524040 #495240 #405252 #494052

split-complementary

#524040 #405249 #404952

monochromatic

#110D0D #302525 #524040 #745B5B #957777

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.69

#524040 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.17

#524040 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #524040

9.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##524040	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##524040	1.00	9.69	2.17	9.69
#FFFFFF	9.69	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.17	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.69	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#434240

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#474640

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#563E40

Achromatopsia (no color)

#444444

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #524040;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 64, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.1% 0.025 18.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#837474',
    500: '#524040',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #524040;
$custom-light: #837474;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#524040",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 12.329,
    "l": 28.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39074,
    "c": 0.02513,
    "h": 18.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.05831
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#524040

secondary

#6D8181

accent

#B5B573

background

#F8F7F7

surface

#EFEDED

border

#CAC8C8

text

#0A0808

muted

#7C7B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #524040

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

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