#524240#524240

#524240 is a dark, muted red. Relative luminance 0.061; OKLCH L 39.5% C 0.023 H 26.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#524240
RGB	rgb(82, 66, 64)
HSL	hsl(7, 12%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(7, 22%, 32%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 19.5%, 22%, 67.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.57, 6.52, 3.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.57, 7.55, 30.31°)
OKLab	oklab(39.53% 0.0202 0.01)
OKLCH	oklch(39.53% 0.023 26.5)
XYZ	xyz(6.3533, 6.0607, 5.6847)
Luminance	0.0606 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#524240 #405052

analogous

#524047 #524240 #524B40

triadic

#524240 #405242 #424052

tetradic

#524240 #475240 #405052 #4B4052

square

#524240 #475240 #405052 #4B4052

split-complementary

#524240 #40524B #404752

monochromatic

#110E0D #302625 #524240 #745E5B #957B77

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.49

#524240 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.21

#524240 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #524240

9.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##524240	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##524240	1.00	9.49	2.21	9.49
#FFFFFF	9.49	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.21	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.49	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#454440

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#494740

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#564041

Achromatopsia (no color)

#464646

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #524240;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 66, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.5% 0.023 26.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#837674',
    500: '#524240',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #524240;
$custom-light: #837674;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#524240",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 6.667,
    "s": 12.329,
    "l": 28.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39527,
    "c": 0.02251,
    "h": 26.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.0606
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#524240

secondary

#6D7F81

accent

#AEB573

background

#F8F7F7

surface

#EFEDED

border

#CAC8C8

text

#0A0808

muted

#7C7B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #524240

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

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