#534D4E#534D4E

#534D4E is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.077; OKLCH L 42.6% C 0.008 H 5.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#534D4E
RGB	rgb(83, 77, 78)
HSL	hsl(350, 4%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(350, 7%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 7.2%, 6%, 67.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.34, 2.68, 0.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.34, 2.70, 6.42°)
OKLab	oklab(42.64% 0.0081 0.0008)
OKLCH	oklch(42.64% 0.008 5.9)
XYZ	xyz(7.5961, 7.6969, 8.2917)
Luminance	0.0770 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#534D4E #4D5352

analogous

#534D51 #534D4E #534F4D

triadic

#534D4E #4E534D #4D4E53

tetradic

#534D4E #51534D #4D5352 #4F4D53

square

#534D4E #51534D #4D5352 #4F4D53

split-complementary

#534D4E #4D534F #4D5153

monochromatic

#141212 #333030 #534D4E #736A6C #91898A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.27

#534D4E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.54

#534D4E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #534D4E

8.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##534D4E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##534D4E	1.00	8.27	2.54	8.27
#FFFFFF	8.27	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.54	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.27	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4E4E4E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4F4F4E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#544D4D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4E4E4E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #534d4e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 77, 78);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.6% 0.008 5.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#837e7f',
    500: '#534d4e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #534d4e;
$custom-light: #837e7f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#534d4e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 77,
    "b": 78
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 350,
    "s": 3.75,
    "l": 31.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42639,
    "c": 0.00811,
    "h": 5.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.07697
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#534D4E

secondary

#7B8180

accent

#ADA57B

background

#F8F7F7

surface

#EFEEEE

border

#CAC9C9

text

#0A0A0A

muted

#7C7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #534D4E

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

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