Charcoal

#28282A

Gray

Color Codes

All color formats for development

HEX
#28282A
RGB
rgb(40, 40, 42)
HSL
hsl(240, 2%, 16%)
OKLCH
oklch(0.278 0.004 286.2)
CMYK
cmyk(5%, 5%, 0%, 84%)

Accessibility

WCAG contrast compliance

On White Background

14.71:1

AA AAA

On Black Background

1.43:1

AA AAA
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Tailwind Scale

50-950 scale matching Tailwind CSS naming

50
#F7F7
100
#EDED
200
#DDDD
300
#C3C3
400
#A4A4
500
#8A8A
600
#6E6E
700
#5757
800
#3E3E
900
#2828
950
#1919

Shades

Darker variations

1#242425
2#202021
3#1C1C1D
4#181819
5#141415
6#101011
7#0C0C0C
8#080808
9#040404

Tints

Lighter variations

1#3D3D3F
2#525255
3#67676B
4#7C7C81
5#929296
6#A8A8AB
7#BDBDC0
8#D3D3D5
9#E9E9EA

Tones

Muted variations

1#28282A
2#282829
3#282829
4#282829
5#282829
6#282829
7#292929
8#292929
9#292929

Usage Guidelines

Recommended use cases for each shade level

LevelColorTypical Use Cases
50
F7F7
#F7F7F8
BackgroundsSubtle highlightsCard backgrounds
100
EDED
#EDEDEE
Light backgroundsTable row hoverSkeleton loading
200
DDDD
#DDDDDF
Secondary backgroundsInput backgroundsDividers
300
C3C3
#C3C3C6
BordersInactive statesPlaceholder text
400
A4A4
#A4A4A8
Disabled statesSecondary iconsMuted text
500
8A8A
#8A8A8F
Primary brand colorCTAsActive elementsLinks
600
6E6E
#6E6E72
Hover statesFocus ringsPrimary buttons hover
700
5757
#57575B
Active/pressed statesDark mode accentsSecondary text
800
3E3E
#3E3E41
Text on light backgroundsHeadingsStrong borders
900
2828
#28282A
Primary textHigh emphasis contentDark headings
950
1919
#19191A
Maximum contrast textDark mode backgrounds

Export Code

Copy ready-to-use code for your project

:root {
  --charcoal-50: #F7F7F8;
  --charcoal-100: #EDEDEE;
  --charcoal-200: #DDDDDF;
  --charcoal-300: #C3C3C6;
  --charcoal-400: #A4A4A8;
  --charcoal-500: #8A8A8F;
  --charcoal-600: #6E6E72;
  --charcoal-700: #57575B;
  --charcoal-800: #3E3E41;
  --charcoal-900: #28282A;
  --charcoal-950: #19191A;
}
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