Burnished Border before Crafting

#52474c RGB(82,71,76)

About this color

Burnished Border before Crafting settles into a dark grey territory with a achromatic quality that feels neutral — captured at #52474c, RGB(82, 71, 76).

#52474cRGB(82, 71, 76)

HSL 333° · 7% saturation · 30% lightness

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Psychology

Grey is the great mediator — it recedes, balances, and gives other colours room to speak.

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History

Grey has long been the colour of stone, ash, and iron — the visual register of the industrial city, the winter sky, and the understated suit.

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Design use

From a design perspective, this shade excels as a background for light-coloured text, as a deep accent stripe, or as an anchoring tone in dark-mode interfaces. It pairs naturally with off-whites, warm creams, and metallic highlights.

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Colour pairings

Looking at colour relationships, grey works with almost everything — precisely because it does not compete. Pair it with a single strong accent colour to create clarity, or layer grey tones alone for studied minimalism.

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Color formats

Name
Burnished Border before Crafting
HEX
#52474c
RGB
rgb(82,71,76)
RGB%
rgb(32.2%,27.8%,29.8%)
HSL
hsl(333,7%,30%)
HSV
hsv(333,13%,32%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,13,7,68)
LAB
lab(31,6,-1)
LCH
lch(31,6,351)
sRGB
(0.322,0.278,0.298)
HEX8
#52474cff
CSS Name
Decimal
082071076

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Color info

Lightness
30%
Saturation
7%
Hue
333°
Chroma
6
Temperature
WarmCool
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