#524E4C#524E4C

#524E4C is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.078; OKLCH L 42.7% C 0.006 H 48.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#524E4C
RGB	rgb(82, 78, 76)
HSL	hsl(20, 4%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(20, 7%, 32%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 4.9%, 7.3%, 67.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.49, 1.23, 1.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.49, 2.15, 55.17°)
OKLab	oklab(42.71% 0.0041 0.0047)
OKLCH	oklch(42.71% 0.006 48.6)
XYZ	xyz(7.5084, 7.7645, 7.9392)
Luminance	0.0776 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#524E4C #4C5052

analogous

#524C4D #524E4C #52514C

triadic

#524E4C #4C524E #4E4C52

tetradic

#524E4C #4D524C #4C5052 #514C52

square

#524E4C #4D524C #4C5052 #514C52

split-complementary

#524E4C #4C5251 #4C4D52

monochromatic

#121211 #32302F #524E4C #726C69 #918B88

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.23

#524E4C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.55

#524E4C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #524E4C

8.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##524E4C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##524E4C	1.00	8.23	2.55	8.23
#FFFFFF	8.23	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.23	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F4E4C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#504F4C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#534D4D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #524e4c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 78, 76);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.7% 0.006 48.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#827f7e',
    500: '#524e4c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #524e4c;
$custom-light: #827f7e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#524e4c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 76
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 20,
    "s": 3.797,
    "l": 30.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42709,
    "c": 0.00624,
    "h": 48.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.07764
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#524E4C

secondary

#7A7E80

accent

#9CAD7B

background

#F7F7F7

surface

#EEEEEE

border

#C9C9C9

text

#0A0A09

muted

#7C7C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #524E4C

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

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