#524848#524848

#524848 is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.069; OKLCH L 41.2% C 0.014 H 17.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#524848
RGB	rgb(82, 72, 72)
HSL	hsl(0, 6%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(0, 12%, 32%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 12.2%, 12.2%, 67.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.57, 4.21, 1.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.57, 4.48, 20.13°)
OKLab	oklab(41.17% 0.0129 0.0041)
OKLCH	oklch(41.17% 0.014 17.7)
XYZ	xyz(6.9667, 6.8966, 7.0938)
Luminance	0.0690 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#524848 #485252

analogous

#52484D #524848 #524D48

triadic

#524848 #485248 #484852

tetradic

#524848 #4D5248 #485252 #4D4852

square

#524848 #4D5248 #485252 #4D4852

split-complementary

#524848 #48524D #484D52

monochromatic

#110F0F #312B2B #524848 #736565 #928383

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.83

#524848 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.38

#524848 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #524848

8.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##524848	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##524848	1.00	8.83	2.38	8.83
#FFFFFF	8.83	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.38	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.83	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4A4948

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4C4B48

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#544748

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #524848;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 72, 72);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.2% 0.014 17.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#827b7a',
    500: '#524848',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #524848;
$custom-light: #827b7a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#524848",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 72
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 6.494,
    "l": 30.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41168,
    "c": 0.01354,
    "h": 17.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.06896
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#524848

secondary

#758080

accent

#B0B078

background

#F7F7F7

surface

#EEEDED

border

#C9C8C8

text

#0A0909

muted

#7C7B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #524848

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

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