#524E4E#524E4E

#524E4E is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.078; OKLCH L 42.8% C 0.005 H 17.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#524E4E
RGB	rgb(82, 78, 78)
HSL	hsl(0, 3%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(0, 5%, 32%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 4.9%, 4.9%, 67.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.55, 1.64, 0.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.55, 1.74, 19.67°)
OKLab	oklab(42.78% 0.0051 0.0016)
OKLCH	oklch(42.78% 0.005 17.4)
XYZ	xyz(7.5790, 7.7927, 8.3111)
Luminance	0.0779 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#524E4E #4E5252

analogous

#524E50 #524E4E #52504E

triadic

#524E4E #4E524E #4E4E52

tetradic

#524E4E #50524E #4E5252 #504E52

square

#524E4E #50524E #4E5252 #504E52

split-complementary

#524E4E #4E5250 #4E5052

monochromatic

#131212 #333030 #524E4E #716C6C #908A8A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.21

#524E4E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.56

#524E4E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #524E4E

8.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##524E4E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##524E4E	1.00	8.21	2.56	8.21
#FFFFFF	8.21	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.21	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F4E4E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4F4F4E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#534E4E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #524e4e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 78, 78);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.8% 0.005 17.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#827f7f',
    500: '#524e4e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #524e4e;
$custom-light: #827f7f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#524e4e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 78
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 2.5,
    "l": 31.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42776,
    "c": 0.00529,
    "h": 17.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.07793
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#524E4E

secondary

#7C8080

accent

#ACAC7C

background

#F7F7F7

surface

#EEEEEE

border

#C9C9C9

text

#0A0A0A

muted

#7C7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #524E4E

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

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