#524B4E#524B4E

#524B4E is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.074; OKLCH L 42.1% C 0.010 H 349.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#524B4E
RGB	rgb(82, 75, 78)
HSL	hsl(334, 4%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(334, 9%, 32%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 8.5%, 4.9%, 67.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.65, 3.53, -0.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.65, 3.60, 348.37°)
OKLab	oklab(42.07% 0.0103 -0.0019)
OKLCH	oklch(42.07% 0.01 349.7)
XYZ	xyz(7.3707, 7.3761, 8.2417)
Luminance	0.0738 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#524B4E #4B524F

analogous

#524B51 #524B4E #524B4B

triadic

#524B4E #4E524B #4B4E52

tetradic

#524B4E #51524B #4B524F #4B4B52

square

#524B4E #51524B #4B524F #4B4B52

split-complementary

#524B4E #4B524B #4B5152

monochromatic

#121111 #322E30 #524B4E #72686C #91878B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.48

#524B4E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.48

#524B4E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #524B4E

8.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##524B4E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##524B4E	1.00	8.48	2.48	8.48
#FFFFFF	8.48	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.48	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4B4C4E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4D4D4E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#534B4C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #524b4e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 75, 78);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.1% 0.010 349.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#827d7f',
    500: '#524b4e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #524b4e;
$custom-light: #827d7f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#524b4e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 75,
    "b": 78
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 334.286,
    "s": 4.459,
    "l": 30.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42072,
    "c": 0.01047,
    "h": 349.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.07376
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#524B4E

secondary

#79807D

accent

#AE987A

background

#F7F7F7

surface

#EEEEEE

border

#C9C9C9

text

#0A090A

muted

#7C7B7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #524B4E

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

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