Charcoal

#56565D

Gray

Color Codes

All color formats for development

HEX
#56565D
RGB
rgb(86, 86, 93)
HSL
hsl(240, 4%, 35%)
OKLCH
oklch(0.456 0.011 285.9)
CMYK
cmyk(8%, 8%, 0%, 64%)

Accessibility

WCAG contrast compliance

On White Background

7.28:1

AA AAA

On Black Background

2.88:1

AA AAA
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Tailwind Scale

50-950 scale matching Tailwind CSS naming

50
#F7F7
100
#ECEC
200
#DDDD
300
#C2C2
400
#A2A2
500
#8888
600
#6C6C
700
#5656
800
#3D3D
900
#2727
950
#1818

Shades

Darker variations

1#4D4D54
2#45454A
3#3C3C41
4#333338
5#2B2B2E
6#222225
7#1A1A1C
8#111113
9#090909

Tints

Lighter variations

1#66666E
2#76767F
3#868690
4#9898A0
5#A9A9AF
6#BABABF
7#CBCBCF
8#DDDDDF
9#EEEEEF

Tones

Muted variations

1#56565C
2#56565C
3#57575C
4#57575B
5#57575B
6#58585B
7#58585A
8#59595A
9#59595A

Usage Guidelines

Recommended use cases for each shade level

LevelColorTypical Use Cases
50
F7F7
#F7F7F8
BackgroundsSubtle highlightsCard backgrounds
100
ECEC
#ECECEE
Light backgroundsTable row hoverSkeleton loading
200
DDDD
#DDDDDF
Secondary backgroundsInput backgroundsDividers
300
C2C2
#C2C2C7
BordersInactive statesPlaceholder text
400
A2A2
#A2A2A9
Disabled statesSecondary iconsMuted text
500
8888
#888891
Primary brand colorCTAsActive elementsLinks
600
6C6C
#6C6C75
Hover statesFocus ringsPrimary buttons hover
700
5656
#56565D
Active/pressed statesDark mode accentsSecondary text
800
3D3D
#3D3D42
Text on light backgroundsHeadingsStrong borders
900
2727
#27272A
Primary textHigh emphasis contentDark headings
950
1818
#18181B
Maximum contrast textDark mode backgrounds

Export Code

Copy ready-to-use code for your project

:root {
  --charcoal-50: #F7F7F8;
  --charcoal-100: #ECECEE;
  --charcoal-200: #DDDDDF;
  --charcoal-300: #C2C2C7;
  --charcoal-400: #A2A2A9;
  --charcoal-500: #888891;
  --charcoal-600: #6C6C75;
  --charcoal-700: #56565D;
  --charcoal-800: #3D3D42;
  --charcoal-900: #27272A;
  --charcoal-950: #18181B;
}
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