Charcoal

#515C61

Gray

Color Codes

All color formats for development

HEX
#515C61
RGB
rgb(81, 92, 97)
HSL
hsl(199, 9%, 35%)
OKLCH
oklch(0.467 0.016 226.8)
CMYK
cmyk(16%, 5%, 0%, 62%)

Accessibility

WCAG contrast compliance

On White Background

6.88:1

AA AAA

On Black Background

3.05:1

AA AAA
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Tailwind Scale

50-950 scale matching Tailwind CSS naming

50
#F7F8
100
#ECEE
200
#DBDF
300
#BFC6
400
#9EA9
500
#8290
600
#6674
700
#515C
800
#3A42
900
#252A
950
#171A

Shades

Darker variations

1#495358
2#414A4E
3#394144
4#31373A
5#292E31
6#202527
7#181C1D
8#101213
9#08090A

Tints

Lighter variations

1#606D73
2#6F7E85
3#818F95
4#939FA5
5#A5AFB4
6#B7BFC3
7#C9CFD2
8#DBDFE1
9#EDEFF0

Tones

Muted variations

1#525C60
2#535C60
3#545B5F
4#545B5E
5#555B5D
6#565A5C
7#575A5C
8#585A5B
9#585A5A

Usage Guidelines

Recommended use cases for each shade level

LevelColorTypical Use Cases
50
F7F8
#F7F8F8
BackgroundsSubtle highlightsCard backgrounds
100
ECEE
#ECEEEF
Light backgroundsTable row hoverSkeleton loading
200
DBDF
#DBDFE1
Secondary backgroundsInput backgroundsDividers
300
BFC6
#BFC6CA
BordersInactive statesPlaceholder text
400
9EA9
#9EA9AE
Disabled statesSecondary iconsMuted text
500
8290
#829097
Primary brand colorCTAsActive elementsLinks
600
6674
#66747A
Hover statesFocus ringsPrimary buttons hover
700
515C
#515C61
Active/pressed statesDark mode accentsSecondary text
800
3A42
#3A4245
Text on light backgroundsHeadingsStrong borders
900
252A
#252A2C
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: #F7F8F8;
  --charcoal-100: #ECEEEF;
  --charcoal-200: #DBDFE1;
  --charcoal-300: #BFC6CA;
  --charcoal-400: #9EA9AE;
  --charcoal-500: #829097;
  --charcoal-600: #66747A;
  --charcoal-700: #515C61;
  --charcoal-800: #3A4245;
  --charcoal-900: #252A2C;
  --charcoal-950: #171A1C;
}
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