#524e5d

Color #524e5d

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 10.02 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-600 #52525c · ΔE 3.7

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Conversions

HEX

#524e5d

RGB

rgb(82, 78, 93)

HSL

hsl(256, 8.8%, 33.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(256, 16.1%, 36.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.8%, 16.1%, 0%, 63.5%)

LAB

lab(34.05, 5.01, -8.17)

LCH

lch(34.05, 9.58, 301.52)

OKLCH

oklch(43.3%, 0.0249, 297.49)

HWB

hwb(256, 30.6%, 63.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#595d4e

Analogous

#4e515d

#524e5d

#594e5d

Triadic

#524e5d

#5d524e

#4e5d52

Split-complementary

#524e5d

#5d594e

#515d4e

Tetradic

#524e5d

#5d4e59

#595d4e

#4e5d52

Square

#524e5d

#5d4e51

#595d4e

#4e5d59

Shades

Color #524e5d mixed toward black.

#44414d

#37343e

#29272e

#1b1a1f

#0e0d0f

Tints

Color #524e5d mixed toward white.

#6d687c

#898498

#a7a3b2

#c4c2cb

#e2e0e5

Tones

Color #524e5d mixed toward gray.

#534f5c

#53505a

#545259

#545358

#555457

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.06:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.61:1

White text reads better on this background (8.06:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#50505a · ΔE 3.5

Deuteranopia

#515159 · ΔE 4.5

Tritanopia

#525756 · ΔE 11.4

Achromatopsia

#505050 · ΔE 8.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #524e5d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#524e5d]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Frequently asked questions

#524e5d (#524e5d) is rgb(82, 78, 93) in RGB.

No, #524e5d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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