Charcoal

#404040

Gray

Color Codes

All color formats for development

HEX
#404040
RGB
rgb(64, 64, 64)
HSL
hsl(0, 0%, 25%)
OKLCH
oklch(0.371 0 89.9)
CMYK
cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 75%)

Accessibility

WCAG contrast compliance

On White Background

10.37:1

AA AAA

On Black Background

2.03:1

AA AAA
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Tailwind Scale

50-950 scale matching Tailwind CSS naming

50
#F7F7
100
#EDED
200
#DEDE
300
#C4C4
400
#A6A6
500
#8C8C
600
#7070
700
#5959
800
#4040
900
#2929
950
#1A1A

Shades

Darker variations

1#393939
2#333333
3#2D2D2D
4#262626
5#202020
6#1A1A1A
7#131313
8#0D0D0D
9#060606

Tints

Lighter variations

1#535353
2#666666
3#797979
4#8C8C8C
5#9F9F9F
6#B3B3B3
7#C6C6C6
8#D9D9D9
9#ECECEC

Tones

Muted variations

1#404040
2#404040
3#404040
4#404040
5#404040
6#404040
7#404040
8#404040
9#404040

Usage Guidelines

Recommended use cases for each shade level

LevelColorTypical Use Cases
50
F7F7
#F7F7F7
BackgroundsSubtle highlightsCard backgrounds
100
EDED
#EDEDED
Light backgroundsTable row hoverSkeleton loading
200
DEDE
#DEDEDE
Secondary backgroundsInput backgroundsDividers
300
C4C4
#C4C4C4
BordersInactive statesPlaceholder text
400
A6A6
#A6A6A6
Disabled statesSecondary iconsMuted text
500
8C8C
#8C8C8C
Primary brand colorCTAsActive elementsLinks
600
7070
#707070
Hover statesFocus ringsPrimary buttons hover
700
5959
#595959
Active/pressed statesDark mode accentsSecondary text
800
4040
#404040
Text on light backgroundsHeadingsStrong borders
900
2929
#292929
Primary textHigh emphasis contentDark headings
950
1A1A
#1A1A1A
Maximum contrast textDark mode backgrounds

Export Code

Copy ready-to-use code for your project

:root {
  --charcoal-50: #F7F7F7;
  --charcoal-100: #EDEDED;
  --charcoal-200: #DEDEDE;
  --charcoal-300: #C4C4C4;
  --charcoal-400: #A6A6A6;
  --charcoal-500: #8C8C8C;
  --charcoal-600: #707070;
  --charcoal-700: #595959;
  --charcoal-800: #404040;
  --charcoal-900: #292929;
  --charcoal-950: #1A1A1A;
}
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