#534B4E#534B4E

#534B4E is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.074; OKLCH L 42.2% C 0.012 H 352.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#534B4E
RGB	rgb(83, 75, 78)
HSL	hsl(338, 5%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(338, 10%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 9.6%, 6%, 67.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.75, 3.94, -0.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.75, 3.98, 351.79°)
OKLab	oklab(42.17% 0.0116 -0.0014)
OKLCH	oklch(42.17% 0.012 352.9)
XYZ	xyz(7.4583, 7.4213, 8.2458)
Luminance	0.0742 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#534B4E #4B5350

analogous

#534B52 #534B4E #534C4B

triadic

#534B4E #4E534B #4B4E53

tetradic

#534B4E #52534B #4B5350 #4C4B53

square

#534B4E #52534B #4B5350 #4C4B53

split-complementary

#534B4E #4B534C #4B5253

monochromatic

#131112 #332E30 #534B4E #73686C #92868B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.45

#534B4E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.48

#534B4E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #534B4E

8.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##534B4E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##534B4E	1.00	8.45	2.48	8.45
#FFFFFF	8.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4C4C4E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4D4D4E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#544B4C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #534b4e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 75, 78);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.2% 0.012 352.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#837d7f',
    500: '#534b4e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #534b4e;
$custom-light: #837d7f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#534b4e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 75,
    "b": 78
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 337.5,
    "s": 5.063,
    "l": 30.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42173,
    "c": 0.01167,
    "h": 352.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.07421
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#534B4E

secondary

#78817E

accent

#AE9A7A

background

#F8F7F7

surface

#EFEEEE

border

#CAC9C9

text

#0A090A

muted

#7C7B7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #534B4E

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

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