Charcoal

#515961

Gray

Color Codes

All color formats for development

HEX
#515961
RGB
rgb(81, 89, 97)
HSL
hsl(210, 9%, 35%)
OKLCH
oklch(0.46 0.016 248.2)
CMYK
cmyk(16%, 8%, 0%, 62%)

Accessibility

WCAG contrast compliance

On White Background

7.12:1

AA AAA

On Black Background

2.95:1

AA AAA
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Tailwind Scale

50-950 scale matching Tailwind CSS naming

50
#F7F7
100
#ECED
200
#DBDE
300
#BFC4
400
#9EA6
500
#828C
600
#6670
700
#5159
800
#3A40
900
#2529
950
#171A

Shades

Darker variations

1#495058
2#41474E
3#393E44
4#31363A
5#292D31
6#202427
7#181B1D
8#101213
9#08090A

Tints

Lighter variations

1#606A73
2#6F7A85
3#818B95
4#939CA5
5#A5ACB4
6#B7BDC3
7#C9CDD2
8#DBDEE1
9#EDEEF0

Tones

Muted variations

1#525960
2#535960
3#54595F
4#54595E
5#55595D
6#56595C
7#57595C
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
DBDE
#DBDEE1
Secondary backgroundsInput backgroundsDividers
300
BFC4
#BFC4CA
BordersInactive statesPlaceholder text
400
9EA6
#9EA6AE
Disabled statesSecondary iconsMuted text
500
828C
#828C97
Primary brand colorCTAsActive elementsLinks
600
6670
#66707A
Hover statesFocus ringsPrimary buttons hover
700
5159
#515961
Active/pressed statesDark mode accentsSecondary text
800
3A40
#3A4045
Text on light backgroundsHeadingsStrong borders
900
2529
#25292C
Primary textHigh emphasis contentDark headings
950
171A
#171A1C
Maximum contrast textDark mode backgrounds

Export Code

Copy ready-to-use code for your project

:root {
  --charcoal-50: #F7F7F8;
  --charcoal-100: #ECEDEF;
  --charcoal-200: #DBDEE1;
  --charcoal-300: #BFC4CA;
  --charcoal-400: #9EA6AE;
  --charcoal-500: #828C97;
  --charcoal-600: #66707A;
  --charcoal-700: #515961;
  --charcoal-800: #3A4045;
  --charcoal-900: #25292C;
  --charcoal-950: #171A1C;
}
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