Charcoal

#515261

Gray

Color Codes

All color formats for development

HEX
#515261
RGB
rgb(81, 82, 97)
HSL
hsl(236, 9%, 35%)
OKLCH
oklch(0.443 0.024 282.3)
CMYK
cmyk(16%, 15%, 0%, 62%)

Accessibility

WCAG contrast compliance

On White Background

7.69:1

AA AAA

On Black Background

2.73:1

AA AAA
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Tailwind Scale

50-950 scale matching Tailwind CSS naming

50
#F7F7
100
#ECEC
200
#DBDB
300
#BFC0
400
#9E9F
500
#8283
600
#6667
700
#5152
800
#3A3B
900
#2526
950
#1718

Shades

Darker variations

1#494A58
2#41424E
3#393A44
4#31313A
5#292931
6#202127
7#18191D
8#101013
9#08080A

Tints

Lighter variations

1#606273
2#6F7185
3#818295
4#9394A5
5#A5A6B4
6#B7B8C3
7#C9C9D2
8#DBDBE1
9#EDEDF0

Tones

Muted variations

1#525360
2#535460
3#54545F
4#54555E
5#55565D
6#56565C
7#57575C
8#58585B
9#58595A

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
BFC0
#BFC0CA
BordersInactive statesPlaceholder text
400
9E9F
#9E9FAE
Disabled statesSecondary iconsMuted text
500
8283
#828397
Primary brand colorCTAsActive elementsLinks
600
6667
#66677A
Hover statesFocus ringsPrimary buttons hover
700
5152
#515261
Active/pressed statesDark mode accentsSecondary text
800
3A3B
#3A3B45
Text on light backgroundsHeadingsStrong borders
900
2526
#25262C
Primary textHigh emphasis contentDark headings
950
1718
#17181C
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: #BFC0CA;
  --charcoal-400: #9E9FAE;
  --charcoal-500: #828397;
  --charcoal-600: #66677A;
  --charcoal-700: #515261;
  --charcoal-800: #3A3B45;
  --charcoal-900: #25262C;
  --charcoal-950: #17181C;
}
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