Charcoal

#252B2C

Gray

Color Codes

All color formats for development

HEX
#252B2C
RGB
rgb(37, 43, 44)
HSL
hsl(189, 9%, 16%)
OKLCH
oklch(0.284 0.009 208.7)
CMYK
cmyk(16%, 2%, 0%, 83%)

Accessibility

WCAG contrast compliance

On White Background

14.38:1

AA AAA

On Black Background

1.46:1

AA AAA
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Tailwind Scale

50-950 scale matching Tailwind CSS naming

50
#F7F8
100
#ECEE
200
#DBE0
300
#BFC8
400
#9EAB
500
#8293
600
#6677
700
#515F
800
#3A44
900
#252B
950
#171B

Shades

Darker variations

1#212728
2#1E2324
3#1A1E1F
4#161A1B
5#131616
6#0F1112
7#0B0D0D
8#070909
9#040404

Tints

Lighter variations

1#394244
2#4C595B
3#607073
4#73868A
5#8A9B9E
6#A2AFB1
7#B9C3C5
8#D0D7D8
9#E8EBEC

Tones

Muted variations

1#252B2C
2#262B2C
3#262B2B
4#272A2B
5#272A2B
6#272A2A
7#282A2A
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
DBE0
#DBE0E1
Secondary backgroundsInput backgroundsDividers
300
BFC8
#BFC8CA
BordersInactive statesPlaceholder text
400
9EAB
#9EABAE
Disabled statesSecondary iconsMuted text
500
8293
#829397
Primary brand colorCTAsActive elementsLinks
600
6677
#66777A
Hover statesFocus ringsPrimary buttons hover
700
515F
#515F61
Active/pressed statesDark mode accentsSecondary text
800
3A44
#3A4445
Text on light backgroundsHeadingsStrong borders
900
252B
#252B2C
Primary textHigh emphasis contentDark headings
950
171B
#171B1C
Maximum contrast textDark mode backgrounds

Export Code

Copy ready-to-use code for your project

:root {
  --charcoal-50: #F7F8F8;
  --charcoal-100: #ECEEEF;
  --charcoal-200: #DBE0E1;
  --charcoal-300: #BFC8CA;
  --charcoal-400: #9EABAE;
  --charcoal-500: #829397;
  --charcoal-600: #66777A;
  --charcoal-700: #515F61;
  --charcoal-800: #3A4445;
  --charcoal-900: #252B2C;
  --charcoal-950: #171B1C;
}
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