Charcoal

#515861

Gray

Color Codes

All color formats for development

HEX
#515861
RGB
rgb(81, 88, 97)
HSL
hsl(214, 9%, 35%)
OKLCH
oklch(0.457 0.017 254.7)
CMYK
cmyk(16%, 9%, 0%, 62%)

Accessibility

WCAG contrast compliance

On White Background

7.20:1

AA AAA

On Black Background

2.92:1

AA AAA
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Tailwind Scale

50-950 scale matching Tailwind CSS naming

50
#F7F7
100
#ECED
200
#DBDD
300
#BFC4
400
#9EA5
500
#828B
600
#666F
700
#5158
800
#3A3F
900
#2528
950
#1719

Shades

Darker variations

1#494F58
2#41474E
3#393E44
4#31353A
5#292C31
6#202327
7#181A1D
8#101213
9#08090A

Tints

Lighter variations

1#606973
2#6F7985
3#818A95
4#939AA5
5#A5ABB4
6#B7BCC3
7#C9CDD2
8#DBDDE1
9#EDEEF0

Tones

Muted variations

1#525860
2#535860
3#54595F
4#54595E
5#55595D
6#56595C
7#57595C
8#58595B
9#58595A

Usage Guidelines

Recommended use cases for each shade level

LevelColorTypical Use Cases
50
F7F7
#F7F7F8
BackgroundsSubtle highlightsCard backgrounds
100
ECED
#ECEDEF
Light backgroundsTable row hoverSkeleton loading
200
DBDD
#DBDDE1
Secondary backgroundsInput backgroundsDividers
300
BFC4
#BFC4CA
BordersInactive statesPlaceholder text
400
9EA5
#9EA5AE
Disabled statesSecondary iconsMuted text
500
828B
#828B97
Primary brand colorCTAsActive elementsLinks
600
666F
#666F7A
Hover statesFocus ringsPrimary buttons hover
700
5158
#515861
Active/pressed statesDark mode accentsSecondary text
800
3A3F
#3A3F45
Text on light backgroundsHeadingsStrong borders
900
2528
#25282C
Primary textHigh emphasis contentDark headings
950
1719
#17191C
Maximum contrast textDark mode backgrounds

Export Code

Copy ready-to-use code for your project

:root {
  --charcoal-50: #F7F7F8;
  --charcoal-100: #ECEDEF;
  --charcoal-200: #DBDDE1;
  --charcoal-300: #BFC4CA;
  --charcoal-400: #9EA5AE;
  --charcoal-500: #828B97;
  --charcoal-600: #666F7A;
  --charcoal-700: #515861;
  --charcoal-800: #3A3F45;
  --charcoal-900: #25282C;
  --charcoal-950: #17191C;
}
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