What color is #522E38?

#522E38 is a dark, muted rose. In RGB it is rgb(82, 46, 56), and in HSL hsl(343, 28%, 25%).

Is #522E38 accessible as text?

On white, #522E38 has a contrast ratio of 11.62:1 (passes WCAG AA for body text); on black it is 1.81:1 (fails). For text placed on #522E38, use white for the best readability.

What is the closest Tailwind color to #522E38?

The nearest Tailwind CSS token is mauve-700 (#463947).

What colors go well with #522E38?

#522E38 pairs cleanly with neutrals — cream, taupe, charcoal and cool grays — and with its complementary #2E5247. In UI, a softer accent is often easier to use than the exact complement. Explore the harmonies, shades, tints and ready-made palettes for #522E38 below.

Is #522E38 good for buttons?

#522E38 works well for buttons and highlights, but use white text on #522E38 — black text only reaches 1.81:1, below the 4.5:1 needed for normal-size labels.

Is #522E38 the same as CSS darkslategray?

No — #522E38 is not the CSS named color darkslategray, but darkslategray (#2F4F4F) is the closest CSS named color by perceptual color distance — it sits in a different color family, so treat it as a rough reference, not a match.

#522E38 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, Palette & Shades

Palettes built on #522E38

Not just a swatch — here's how #522E38 works with other colors. Named schemes with #522E38 in its natural role, and a note on why the supporting colors balance it.

Vintage Leather Lead · 5 colors

Lead #522E38 Secondary #7C482A Surface #EBD9C1 Accent #444F39 Anchor #5A2230

Taupe plays the worn-leather lead, deepened by saddle brown and an oxblood anchor, softened by aged cream and cooled by a muted forest green.

Warm Autumn Interior Dominant · 5 colors

Dominant #522E38 Secondary #B9612C Accent #7B7641 Surface #F5EBDD Anchor #3C2A21

This palette keeps Taupe as the dominant warm neutral, balanced by muted terracotta and olive earth tones and grounded by a deep espresso anchor.

Japanese Sand Base · 5 colors

Base #522E38 Surface #F1E8DC Highlight #F7F1E7 Secondary #BCAEA0 Ink #2B2723

Taupe sets a calm, sun-bleached base here, wrapped in bone and paper off-whites and a soft greige, with a single ink accent for wabi-sabi restraint.

Luxury Packaging Feature · 5 colors

Feature #522E38 Anchor #141210 Accent #D39C4F Secondary #322528 Surface #F3EDE3

Taupe carries the depth in this luxury scheme, offset by a brass accent and near-black and held together by a deep neutral and an off-white surface.

Minimal Editorial Surface · 5 colors

Surface #F7F4EF Accent #522E38 Secondary #6A5C5F Support #9B9087 Ink #17140F

Taupe is the single accent in this high-contrast editorial system — set on near-white paper against near-black ink, with a warm grey and a desaturated tint of Taupe carrying the quiet middle.

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Color Lab

How #522E38 actually behaves in design work — read from its OKLCH lightness, chroma and hue, not just its raw numbers. Ten signals to help you decide where this color earns its place.

Warmth 61/100

Neutral

Balanced temperature — flexible, sits between warm and cool schemes.

Softness 35/100

Low

Middle-weight — neither delicate nor heavy.

Depth 62/100

High

Deep and grounding — anchors a layout, strong dark-mode base.

Naturalness 23/100

Low

Reads engineered rather than organic — synthetic, digital.

Vintage feel 53/100

Moderate

A faint retro warmth without tipping into sepia.

Luxury 66/100

High

Restrained and premium — deep, quiet, high-end packaging and fashion.

Brand distinctiveness 21/100

Low

Quiet and neutral — a supporting tone, not a signature.

UI accent fit 42/100

Moderate

Workable accent with care around contrast.

Surface fit 46/100

Moderate

Usable as a tinted surface in measured doses.

Print safety 94/100

Very high

Reproduces faithfully in CMYK — safe for packaging and print.

Pairs with #522E38

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People also use #522E38 with

Eggplant Taupe Dark Slate Gray Gainsboro

UI roles & guardrails

Primary action Safe as a filled button with white label. AAA

Body text Passes on white at 16px and above. Pass

Large display Fine for headings 24px+ on white. Pass

Background Pair with white text at 11.6:1. Use

Subtle surface Use #E0D1D5 for cards and hover fills. Tint 80

Avoid beside #52302E — the hue gap is too small to read as intentional. Clash

In real applications

Not a swatch to memorise — a color to build with. Here is #522E38 at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.

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:root {
  --color-base: #522E38;
  --color-base-rgb: 82 46 56;
  --color-base-oklch: oklch(35.0% 0.054 2.4);
  --color-50: #FAF5F6;
  --color-100: #F1E5E8;
  --color-200: #E2CBD1;
  --color-300: #CAA6B0;
  --color-400: #B0828F;
  --color-500: #936270;
  --color-600: #724F59;
  --color-700: #533C43;
  --color-800: #372A2E;
  --color-900: #221B1D;
  --color-on-base: #FFFFFF;
}

// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
  taupe: {
    50: '#FAF5F6',
    100: '#F1E5E8',
    200: '#E2CBD1',
    300: '#CAA6B0',
    400: '#B0828F',
    500: '#936270',
    600: '#724F59',
    700: '#533C43',
    800: '#372A2E',
    900: '#221B1D',
  },
}

$base: #522E38;
$base-ink: #FFFFFF;
$base-50: #FAF5F6;
$base-100: #F1E5E8;
$base-200: #E2CBD1;
$base-300: #CAA6B0;
$base-400: #B0828F;
$base-500: #936270;
$base-600: #724F59;
$base-700: #533C43;
$base-800: #372A2E;
$base-900: #221B1D;
$base-hover: #41252D;
$base-subtle: #D2B9C0;

{
    "color": {
        "base": {
            "value": "#522E38",
            "type": "color"
        },
        "onBase": {
            "value": "#FFFFFF",
            "type": "color"
        },
        "scale": {
            "50": {
                "value": "#FAF5F6",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "100": {
                "value": "#F1E5E8",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "200": {
                "value": "#E2CBD1",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "300": {
                "value": "#CAA6B0",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "400": {
                "value": "#B0828F",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "500": {
                "value": "#936270",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "600": {
                "value": "#724F59",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "700": {
                "value": "#533C43",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "800": {
                "value": "#372A2E",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "900": {
                "value": "#221B1D",
                "type": "color"
            }
        }
    }
}

Palettes built on #522E38

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Pairs with #522E38

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