#525E40#525E40

#525E40 is a mid, muted yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 46.3% C 0.049 H 125.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#525E40
RGB	rgb(82, 94, 64)
HSL	hsl(84, 19%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(84, 32%, 37%)
CMYK	cmyk(12.8%, 0%, 31.9%, 63.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.14, -10.60, 15.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.14, 18.95, 124.00°)
OKLab	oklab(46.3% -0.0286 0.0394)
OKLCH	oklch(46.3% 0.049 125.9)
XYZ	xyz(8.4077, 10.1694, 6.3694)
Luminance	0.1017 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow-green

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#525E40 #4C405E

analogous

#5E5B40 #525E40 #435E40

triadic

#525E40 #40525E #5E4052

tetradic

#525E40 #405E5B #4C405E #5E4043

square

#525E40 #405E5B #4C405E #5E4043

split-complementary

#525E40 #40435E #5B405E

monochromatic

#12150E #323A27 #525E40 #728259 #91A276

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.92

#525E40 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.03

#525E40 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #525E40

6.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##525E40	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##525E40	1.00	6.92	3.03	6.92
#FFFFFF	6.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#615A3E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5F5A41

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#545B56

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #525e40;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 94, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.3% 0.049 125.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#838b75',
    500: '#525e40',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #525e40;
$custom-light: #838b75;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#525e40",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 84,
    "s": 18.987,
    "l": 30.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46301,
    "c": 0.04871,
    "h": 125.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.10169
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#525E40

secondary

#7A6C8D

accent

#6CBC8C

background

#F8F8F7

surface

#EFF0ED

border

#CACBC8

text

#0A0C08

muted

#7C7D7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #525E40

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

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