Charcoal

#5E5555

Gray

Color Codes

All color formats for development

HEX
#5E5555
RGB
rgb(94, 85, 85)
HSL
hsl(0, 5%, 35%)
OKLCH
oklch(0.458 0.012 17.6)
CMYK
cmyk(0%, 10%, 10%, 63%)

Accessibility

WCAG contrast compliance

On White Background

7.23:1

AA AAA

On Black Background

2.91:1

AA AAA
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Tailwind Scale

50-950 scale matching Tailwind CSS naming

50
#F8F7
100
#EEEC
200
#E0DC
300
#C7C1
400
#AAA1
500
#9287
600
#766B
700
#5E55
800
#433D
900
#2B27
950
#1B18

Shades

Darker variations

1#544C4C
2#4B4444
3#423B3B
4#383333
5#2F2A2A
6#252222
7#1C1919
8#131111
9#090808

Tints

Lighter variations

1#6F6565
2#817474
3#918585
4#A19797
5#B0A8A8
6#C0B9B9
7#D0CBCB
8#E0DCDC
9#EFEEEE

Tones

Muted variations

1#5D5555
2#5D5656
3#5C5656
4#5C5757
5#5B5757
6#5B5757
7#5B5858
8#5A5858
9#5A5959

Usage Guidelines

Recommended use cases for each shade level

LevelColorTypical Use Cases
50
F8F7
#F8F7F7
BackgroundsSubtle highlightsCard backgrounds
100
EEEC
#EEECEC
Light backgroundsTable row hoverSkeleton loading
200
E0DC
#E0DCDC
Secondary backgroundsInput backgroundsDividers
300
C7C1
#C7C1C1
BordersInactive statesPlaceholder text
400
AAA1
#AAA1A1
Disabled statesSecondary iconsMuted text
500
9287
#928787
Primary brand colorCTAsActive elementsLinks
600
766B
#766B6B
Hover statesFocus ringsPrimary buttons hover
700
5E55
#5E5555
Active/pressed statesDark mode accentsSecondary text
800
433D
#433D3D
Text on light backgroundsHeadingsStrong borders
900
2B27
#2B2727
Primary textHigh emphasis contentDark headings
950
1B18
#1B1818
Maximum contrast textDark mode backgrounds

Export Code

Copy ready-to-use code for your project

:root {
  --charcoal-50: #F8F7F7;
  --charcoal-100: #EEECEC;
  --charcoal-200: #E0DCDC;
  --charcoal-300: #C7C1C1;
  --charcoal-400: #AAA1A1;
  --charcoal-500: #928787;
  --charcoal-600: #766B6B;
  --charcoal-700: #5E5555;
  --charcoal-800: #433D3D;
  --charcoal-900: #2B2727;
  --charcoal-950: #1B1818;
}
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