Charcoal

#515161

Gray

Color Codes

All color formats for development

HEX
#515161
RGB
rgb(81, 81, 97)
HSL
hsl(240, 9%, 35%)
OKLCH
oklch(0.441 0.026 285.3)
CMYK
cmyk(16%, 16%, 0%, 62%)

Accessibility

WCAG contrast compliance

On White Background

7.78:1

AA AAA

On Black Background

2.70:1

AA AAA
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Tailwind Scale

50-950 scale matching Tailwind CSS naming

50
#F7F7
100
#ECEC
200
#DBDB
300
#BFBF
400
#9E9E
500
#8282
600
#6666
700
#5151
800
#3A3A
900
#2525
950
#1717

Shades

Darker variations

1#494958
2#41414E
3#393944
4#31313A
5#292931
6#202027
7#18181D
8#101013
9#08080A

Tints

Lighter variations

1#606073
2#6F6F85
3#818195
4#9393A5
5#A5A5B4
6#B7B7C3
7#C9C9D2
8#DBDBE1
9#EDEDF0

Tones

Muted variations

1#525260
2#535360
3#54545F
4#54545E
5#55555D
6#56565C
7#57575C
8#58585B
9#58585A

Usage Guidelines

Recommended use cases for each shade level

LevelColorTypical Use Cases
50
F7F7
#F7F7F8
BackgroundsSubtle highlightsCard backgrounds
100
ECEC
#ECECEF
Light backgroundsTable row hoverSkeleton loading
200
DBDB
#DBDBE1
Secondary backgroundsInput backgroundsDividers
300
BFBF
#BFBFCA
BordersInactive statesPlaceholder text
400
9E9E
#9E9EAE
Disabled statesSecondary iconsMuted text
500
8282
#828297
Primary brand colorCTAsActive elementsLinks
600
6666
#66667A
Hover statesFocus ringsPrimary buttons hover
700
5151
#515161
Active/pressed statesDark mode accentsSecondary text
800
3A3A
#3A3A45
Text on light backgroundsHeadingsStrong borders
900
2525
#25252C
Primary textHigh emphasis contentDark headings
950
1717
#17171C
Maximum contrast textDark mode backgrounds

Export Code

Copy ready-to-use code for your project

:root {
  --charcoal-50: #F7F7F8;
  --charcoal-100: #ECECEF;
  --charcoal-200: #DBDBE1;
  --charcoal-300: #BFBFCA;
  --charcoal-400: #9E9EAE;
  --charcoal-500: #828297;
  --charcoal-600: #66667A;
  --charcoal-700: #515161;
  --charcoal-800: #3A3A45;
  --charcoal-900: #25252C;
  --charcoal-950: #17171C;
}
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