Charcoal

#515661

Gray

Color Codes

All color formats for development

HEX
#515661
RGB
rgb(81, 86, 97)
HSL
hsl(221, 9%, 35%)
OKLCH
oklch(0.453 0.019 266.1)
CMYK
cmyk(16%, 11%, 0%, 62%)

Accessibility

WCAG contrast compliance

On White Background

7.36:1

AA AAA

On Black Background

2.85:1

AA AAA
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Tailwind Scale

50-950 scale matching Tailwind CSS naming

50
#F7F7
100
#ECED
200
#DBDD
300
#BFC2
400
#9EA3
500
#8288
600
#666C
700
#5156
800
#3A3E
900
#2527
950
#1719

Shades

Darker variations

1#494E58
2#41454E
3#393C44
4#31343A
5#292B31
6#202327
7#181A1D
8#101113
9#08090A

Tints

Lighter variations

1#606673
2#6F7685
3#818795
4#9398A5
5#A5A9B4
6#B7BBC3
7#C9CCD2
8#DBDDE1
9#EDEEF0

Tones

Muted variations

1#525760
2#535760
3#54575F
4#54575E
5#55585D
6#56585C
7#57585C
8#58595B
9#58595A

Usage Guidelines

Recommended use cases for each shade level

LevelColorTypical Use Cases
50
F7F7
#F7F7F8
BackgroundsSubtle highlightsCard backgrounds
100
ECED
#ECEDEF
Light backgroundsTable row hoverSkeleton loading
200
DBDD
#DBDDE1
Secondary backgroundsInput backgroundsDividers
300
BFC2
#BFC2CA
BordersInactive statesPlaceholder text
400
9EA3
#9EA3AE
Disabled statesSecondary iconsMuted text
500
8288
#828897
Primary brand colorCTAsActive elementsLinks
600
666C
#666C7A
Hover statesFocus ringsPrimary buttons hover
700
5156
#515661
Active/pressed statesDark mode accentsSecondary text
800
3A3E
#3A3E45
Text on light backgroundsHeadingsStrong borders
900
2527
#25272C
Primary textHigh emphasis contentDark headings
950
1719
#17191C
Maximum contrast textDark mode backgrounds

Export Code

Copy ready-to-use code for your project

:root {
  --charcoal-50: #F7F7F8;
  --charcoal-100: #ECEDEF;
  --charcoal-200: #DBDDE1;
  --charcoal-300: #BFC2CA;
  --charcoal-400: #9EA3AE;
  --charcoal-500: #828897;
  --charcoal-600: #666C7A;
  --charcoal-700: #515661;
  --charcoal-800: #3A3E45;
  --charcoal-900: #25272C;
  --charcoal-950: #17191C;
}
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