Charcoal

#515A61

Gray

Color Codes

All color formats for development

HEX
#515A61
RGB
rgb(81, 90, 97)
HSL
hsl(206, 9%, 35%)
OKLCH
oklch(0.462 0.016 241.2)
CMYK
cmyk(16%, 7%, 0%, 62%)

Accessibility

WCAG contrast compliance

On White Background

7.04:1

AA AAA

On Black Background

2.98:1

AA AAA
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Tailwind Scale

50-950 scale matching Tailwind CSS naming

50
#F7F7
100
#ECED
200
#DBDE
300
#BFC5
400
#9EA7
500
#828E
600
#6672
700
#515A
800
#3A41
900
#2529
950
#171A

Shades

Darker variations

1#495158
2#41484E
3#393F44
4#31363A
5#292D31
6#202427
7#181B1D
8#101213
9#08090A

Tints

Lighter variations

1#606B73
2#6F7C85
3#818C95
4#939DA5
5#A5ADB4
6#B7BDC3
7#C9CED2
8#DBDEE1
9#EDEFF0

Tones

Muted variations

1#525A60
2#535A60
3#545A5F
4#545A5E
5#555A5D
6#565A5C
7#575A5C
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
DBDE
#DBDEE1
Secondary backgroundsInput backgroundsDividers
300
BFC5
#BFC5CA
BordersInactive statesPlaceholder text
400
9EA7
#9EA7AE
Disabled statesSecondary iconsMuted text
500
828E
#828E97
Primary brand colorCTAsActive elementsLinks
600
6672
#66727A
Hover statesFocus ringsPrimary buttons hover
700
515A
#515A61
Active/pressed statesDark mode accentsSecondary text
800
3A41
#3A4145
Text on light backgroundsHeadingsStrong borders
900
2529
#25292C
Primary textHigh emphasis contentDark headings
950
171A
#171A1C
Maximum contrast textDark mode backgrounds

Export Code

Copy ready-to-use code for your project

:root {
  --charcoal-50: #F7F7F8;
  --charcoal-100: #ECEDEF;
  --charcoal-200: #DBDEE1;
  --charcoal-300: #BFC5CA;
  --charcoal-400: #9EA7AE;
  --charcoal-500: #828E97;
  --charcoal-600: #66727A;
  --charcoal-700: #515A61;
  --charcoal-800: #3A4145;
  --charcoal-900: #25292C;
  --charcoal-950: #171A1C;
}
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