#524E5A#524E5A

#524E5A is a dark, muted grey. Relative luminance 0.080; OKLCH L 43.2% C 0.020 H 300.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#524E5A
RGB	rgb(82, 78, 90)
HSL	hsl(260, 7%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(260, 13%, 35%)
CMYK	cmyk(8.9%, 13.3%, 0%, 64.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.94, 4.30, -6.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.94, 7.74, 303.75°)
OKLab	oklab(43.22% 0.0103 -0.0173)
OKLCH	oklch(43.22% 0.02 300.7)
XYZ	xyz(8.0492, 7.9808, 10.7873)
Luminance	0.0798 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#524E5A #565A4E

analogous

#4E505A #524E5A #584E5A

triadic

#524E5A #5A524E #4E5A52

tetradic

#524E5A #5A4E50 #565A4E #4E5A58

square

#524E5A #5A4E50 #565A4E #4E5A58

split-complementary

#524E5A #5A584E #505A4E

monochromatic

#161518 #343239 #524E5A #706A7B #8F8999

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.09

#524E5A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.60

#524E5A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #524E5A

8.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##524E5A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##524E5A	1.00	8.09	2.60	8.09
#FFFFFF	8.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.60	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4C505B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4D505A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#515052

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #524e5a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 78, 90);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.2% 0.020 300.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#827f88',
    500: '#524e5a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #524e5a;
$custom-light: #827f88;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#524e5a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 90
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 260,
    "s": 7.143,
    "l": 32.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43216,
    "c": 0.02014,
    "h": 300.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.07981
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#524E5A

secondary

#84887C

accent

#B0789D

background

#F7F7F8

surface

#EEEEEF

border

#C9C9CA

text

#0A0A0B

muted

#7C7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #524E5A

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

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