#524A48#524A48

#524A48 is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.072; OKLCH L 41.6% C 0.011 H 34.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#524A48
RGB	rgb(82, 74, 72)
HSL	hsl(12, 6%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(12, 12%, 32%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 9.8%, 12.2%, 67.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.17, 2.94, 2.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.17, 3.80, 39.27°)
OKLab	oklab(41.64% 0.0093 0.0064)
OKLCH	oklch(41.64% 0.011 34.3)
XYZ	xyz(7.0981, 7.1594, 7.1376)
Luminance	0.0716 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#524A48 #485052

analogous

#52484B #524A48 #524F48

triadic

#524A48 #48524A #4A4852

tetradic

#524A48 #4B5248 #485052 #4F4852

square

#524A48 #4B5248 #485052 #4F4852

split-complementary

#524A48 #48524F #484B52

monochromatic

#110F0F #312D2B #524A48 #736765 #928683

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.64

#524A48 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.43

#524A48 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #524A48

8.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##524A48	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##524A48	1.00	8.64	2.43	8.64
#FFFFFF	8.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4C4B48

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4D4C48

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#544949

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #524a48;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 74, 72);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.6% 0.011 34.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#827c7a',
    500: '#524a48',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #524a48;
$custom-light: #827c7a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#524a48",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 74,
    "b": 72
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 12,
    "s": 6.494,
    "l": 30.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41635,
    "c": 0.01129,
    "h": 34.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.07159
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#524A48

secondary

#757E80

accent

#A5B078

background

#F7F7F7

surface

#EEEEED

border

#C9C9C8

text

#0A0909

muted

#7C7B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #524A48

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

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