Charcoal

#516061

Gray

Color Codes

All color formats for development

HEX
#516061
RGB
rgb(81, 96, 97)
HSL
hsl(184, 9%, 35%)
OKLCH
oklch(0.477 0.018 201.5)
CMYK
cmyk(16%, 1%, 0%, 62%)

Accessibility

WCAG contrast compliance

On White Background

6.57:1

AA AAA

On Black Background

3.20:1

AA AAA
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Tailwind Scale

50-950 scale matching Tailwind CSS naming

50
#F7F8
100
#ECEF
200
#DBE0
300
#BFC9
400
#9EAD
500
#8295
600
#6679
700
#5160
800
#3A45
900
#252C
950
#171B

Shades

Darker variations

1#495758
2#414D4E
3#394344
4#313A3A
5#293031
6#202627
7#181D1D
8#101313
9#080A0A

Tints

Lighter variations

1#607273
2#6F8485
3#819495
4#93A3A5
5#A5B3B4
6#B7C2C3
7#C9D1D2
8#DBE0E1
9#EDF0F0

Tones

Muted variations

1#526060
2#535F60
3#545E5F
4#545D5E
5#555D5D
6#565C5C
7#575B5C
8#585B5B
9#585A5A

Usage Guidelines

Recommended use cases for each shade level

LevelColorTypical Use Cases
50
F7F8
#F7F8F8
BackgroundsSubtle highlightsCard backgrounds
100
ECEF
#ECEFEF
Light backgroundsTable row hoverSkeleton loading
200
DBE0
#DBE0E1
Secondary backgroundsInput backgroundsDividers
300
BFC9
#BFC9CA
BordersInactive statesPlaceholder text
400
9EAD
#9EADAE
Disabled statesSecondary iconsMuted text
500
8295
#829597
Primary brand colorCTAsActive elementsLinks
600
6679
#66797A
Hover statesFocus ringsPrimary buttons hover
700
5160
#516061
Active/pressed statesDark mode accentsSecondary text
800
3A45
#3A4545
Text on light backgroundsHeadingsStrong borders
900
252C
#252C2C
Primary textHigh emphasis contentDark headings
950
171B
#171B1C
Maximum contrast textDark mode backgrounds

Export Code

Copy ready-to-use code for your project

:root {
  --charcoal-50: #F7F8F8;
  --charcoal-100: #ECEFEF;
  --charcoal-200: #DBE0E1;
  --charcoal-300: #BFC9CA;
  --charcoal-400: #9EADAE;
  --charcoal-500: #829597;
  --charcoal-600: #66797A;
  --charcoal-700: #516061;
  --charcoal-800: #3A4545;
  --charcoal-900: #252C2C;
  --charcoal-950: #171B1C;
}
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