Charcoal

#515561

Gray

Color Codes

All color formats for development

HEX
#515561
RGB
rgb(81, 85, 97)
HSL
hsl(225, 9%, 35%)
OKLCH
oklch(0.45 0.02 270.9)
CMYK
cmyk(16%, 12%, 0%, 62%)

Accessibility

WCAG contrast compliance

On White Background

7.44:1

AA AAA

On Black Background

2.82:1

AA AAA
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Tailwind Scale

50-950 scale matching Tailwind CSS naming

50
#F7F7
100
#ECEC
200
#DBDC
300
#BFC2
400
#9EA2
500
#8287
600
#666B
700
#5155
800
#3A3D
900
#2527
950
#1718

Shades

Darker variations

1#494D58
2#41444E
3#393C44
4#31333A
5#292B31
6#202227
7#181A1D
8#101113
9#08090A

Tints

Lighter variations

1#606573
2#6F7585
3#818695
4#9397A5
5#A5A8B4
6#B7BAC3
7#C9CBD2
8#DBDCE1
9#EDEEF0

Tones

Muted variations

1#525660
2#535660
3#54565F
4#54575E
5#55575D
6#56585C
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
BFC2
#BFC2CA
BordersInactive statesPlaceholder text
400
9EA2
#9EA2AE
Disabled statesSecondary iconsMuted text
500
8287
#828797
Primary brand colorCTAsActive elementsLinks
600
666B
#666B7A
Hover statesFocus ringsPrimary buttons hover
700
5155
#515561
Active/pressed statesDark mode accentsSecondary text
800
3A3D
#3A3D45
Text on light backgroundsHeadingsStrong borders
900
2527
#25272C
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: #BFC2CA;
  --charcoal-400: #9EA2AE;
  --charcoal-500: #828797;
  --charcoal-600: #666B7A;
  --charcoal-700: #515561;
  --charcoal-800: #3A3D45;
  --charcoal-900: #25272C;
  --charcoal-950: #17181C;
}
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