Charcoal

#515461

Gray

Color Codes

All color formats for development

HEX
#515461
RGB
rgb(81, 84, 97)
HSL
hsl(229, 9%, 35%)
OKLCH
oklch(0.448 0.022 275.2)
CMYK
cmyk(16%, 13%, 0%, 62%)

Accessibility

WCAG contrast compliance

On White Background

7.53:1

AA AAA

On Black Background

2.79:1

AA AAA
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Tailwind Scale

50-950 scale matching Tailwind CSS naming

50
#F7F7
100
#ECEC
200
#DBDC
300
#BFC1
400
#9EA1
500
#8286
600
#666A
700
#5154
800
#3A3C
900
#2526
950
#1718

Shades

Darker variations

1#494C58
2#41434E
3#393B44
4#31323A
5#292A31
6#202227
7#18191D
8#101113
9#08080A

Tints

Lighter variations

1#606473
2#6F7385
3#818495
4#9396A5
5#A5A7B4
6#B7B9C3
7#C9CAD2
8#DBDCE1
9#EDEDF0

Tones

Muted variations

1#525560
2#535560
3#54565F
4#54565E
5#55575D
6#56575C
7#57585C
8#58585B
9#58595A

Usage Guidelines

Recommended use cases for each shade level

LevelColorTypical Use Cases
50
F7F7
#F7F7F8
BackgroundsSubtle highlightsCard backgrounds
100
ECEC
#ECECEF
Light backgroundsTable row hoverSkeleton loading
200
DBDC
#DBDCE1
Secondary backgroundsInput backgroundsDividers
300
BFC1
#BFC1CA
BordersInactive statesPlaceholder text
400
9EA1
#9EA1AE
Disabled statesSecondary iconsMuted text
500
8286
#828697
Primary brand colorCTAsActive elementsLinks
600
666A
#666A7A
Hover statesFocus ringsPrimary buttons hover
700
5154
#515461
Active/pressed statesDark mode accentsSecondary text
800
3A3C
#3A3C45
Text on light backgroundsHeadingsStrong borders
900
2526
#25262C
Primary textHigh emphasis contentDark headings
950
1718
#17181C
Maximum contrast textDark mode backgrounds

Export Code

Copy ready-to-use code for your project

:root {
  --charcoal-50: #F7F7F8;
  --charcoal-100: #ECECEF;
  --charcoal-200: #DBDCE1;
  --charcoal-300: #BFC1CA;
  --charcoal-400: #9EA1AE;
  --charcoal-500: #828697;
  --charcoal-600: #666A7A;
  --charcoal-700: #515461;
  --charcoal-800: #3A3C45;
  --charcoal-900: #25262C;
  --charcoal-950: #17181C;
}
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