Charcoal

#252A2C

Gray

Color Codes

All color formats for development

HEX
#252A2C
RGB
rgb(37, 42, 44)
HSL
hsl(197, 9%, 16%)
OKLCH
oklch(0.281 0.008 223.7)
CMYK
cmyk(16%, 5%, 0%, 83%)

Accessibility

WCAG contrast compliance

On White Background

14.52:1

AA AAA

On Black Background

1.45:1

AA AAA
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Tailwind Scale

50-950 scale matching Tailwind CSS naming

50
#F7F8
100
#ECEE
200
#DBDF
300
#BFC7
400
#9EA9
500
#8291
600
#6675
700
#515D
800
#3A42
900
#252A
950
#171A

Shades

Darker variations

1#212628
2#1E2224
3#1A1E1F
4#16191B
5#131516
6#0F1112
7#0B0D0D
8#070809
9#040404

Tints

Lighter variations

1#394144
2#4C575B
3#606D73
4#73838A
5#8A989E
6#A2ADB1
7#B9C1C5
8#D0D6D8
9#E8EAEC

Tones

Muted variations

1#252A2C
2#262A2C
3#262A2B
4#272A2B
5#272A2B
6#27292A
7#28292A
8#28292A
9#282929

Usage Guidelines

Recommended use cases for each shade level

LevelColorTypical Use Cases
50
F7F8
#F7F8F8
BackgroundsSubtle highlightsCard backgrounds
100
ECEE
#ECEEEF
Light backgroundsTable row hoverSkeleton loading
200
DBDF
#DBDFE1
Secondary backgroundsInput backgroundsDividers
300
BFC7
#BFC7CA
BordersInactive statesPlaceholder text
400
9EA9
#9EA9AE
Disabled statesSecondary iconsMuted text
500
8291
#829197
Primary brand colorCTAsActive elementsLinks
600
6675
#66757A
Hover statesFocus ringsPrimary buttons hover
700
515D
#515D61
Active/pressed statesDark mode accentsSecondary text
800
3A42
#3A4245
Text on light backgroundsHeadingsStrong borders
900
252A
#252A2C
Primary textHigh emphasis contentDark headings
950
171A
#171A1C
Maximum contrast textDark mode backgrounds

Export Code

Copy ready-to-use code for your project

:root {
  --charcoal-50: #F7F8F8;
  --charcoal-100: #ECEEEF;
  --charcoal-200: #DBDFE1;
  --charcoal-300: #BFC7CA;
  --charcoal-400: #9EA9AE;
  --charcoal-500: #829197;
  --charcoal-600: #66757A;
  --charcoal-700: #515D61;
  --charcoal-800: #3A4245;
  --charcoal-900: #252A2C;
  --charcoal-950: #171A1C;
}
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