Information about #524C4C color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #524C4C reads as a softly muted neutral grey and occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Matterhorn (#524B4B). Slightly further away sit Gray Wolf (#504A4B) and Silver Streak (#504E4B).
Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(82, 76, 76)), which gives #524C4C its character. On this background, white text reaches a 8.4:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.5:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:68), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #524C4C is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#524C4C color variations
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#524C4C color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#524C4C color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#524C4C color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#524C4C color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#524C4C color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #524C4C color
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Nearest named colors to #524C4C
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#524B4B
#504A4B
#504E4B
#514E4A
#534B4F
#514F4A
#4F4E4A
#50494A
#554D4F
#524E50
#4E4A4E
#544A50
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#524C4C
- RGB82, 76, 76
- CMYK0, 2, 2, 68
- CSSrgb(82, 76, 76)
- HSL0°, 4%, 31%
- HSL Precise0°, 3.797%, 30.98%
- HSV0°, 7%, 32%
- HSB0°, 7%, 32%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.322
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.298
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.298
- GLSLvec3(0.322, 0.298, 0.298)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.322, 0.298, 0.298, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.322, 0.298, 0.298)
- Percentage of Red in RGB32.2%
- Percentage of Green in RGB29.8%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB29.8%
- Color FamilyRed
- Saturation FamilyDesaturated
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX ID524C4C
- DECIMAL ID5393484
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers23 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
