#524440#524440

#524440 is a dark, muted red. Relative luminance 0.063; OKLCH L 40.0% C 0.020 H 36.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#524440
RGB	rgb(82, 68, 64)
HSL	hsl(13, 12%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(13, 22%, 32%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 17.1%, 22%, 67.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.15, 5.24, 4.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.15, 7.01, 41.59°)
OKLab	oklab(39.99% 0.0165 0.0122)
OKLCH	oklch(39.99% 0.02 36.5)
XYZ	xyz(6.4722, 6.2985, 5.7243)
Luminance	0.0630 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#524440 #404E52

analogous

#524045 #524440 #524D40

triadic

#524440 #405244 #444052

tetradic

#524440 #455240 #404E52 #4D4052

square

#524440 #455240 #404E52 #4D4052

split-complementary

#524440 #40524D #404552

monochromatic

#110E0D #302725 #524440 #74615B #957E77

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.29

#524440 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.26

#524440 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #524440

9.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##524440	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##524440	1.00	9.29	2.26	9.29
#FFFFFF	9.29	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.26	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.29	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#474540

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4A4840

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#564243

Achromatopsia (no color)

#474747

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #524440;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 68, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.0% 0.020 36.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#837774',
    500: '#524440',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #524440;
$custom-light: #837774;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#524440",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 13.333,
    "s": 12.329,
    "l": 28.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39986,
    "c": 0.02047,
    "h": 36.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.06298
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#524440

secondary

#6D7D81

accent

#A6B573

background

#F8F7F7

surface

#EFEDED

border

#CAC8C8

text

#0A0808

muted

#7C7B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #524440

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

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