Charcoal

#515E61

Gray

Color Codes

All color formats for development

HEX
#515E61
RGB
rgb(81, 94, 97)
HSL
hsl(191, 9%, 35%)
OKLCH
oklch(0.472 0.017 213.2)
CMYK
cmyk(16%, 3%, 0%, 62%)

Accessibility

WCAG contrast compliance

On White Background

6.72:1

AA AAA

On Black Background

3.12:1

AA AAA
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Tailwind Scale

50-950 scale matching Tailwind CSS naming

50
#F7F8
100
#ECEE
200
#DBE0
300
#BFC8
400
#9EAB
500
#8293
600
#6677
700
#515E
800
#3A43
900
#252B
950
#171B

Shades

Darker variations

1#495558
2#414B4E
3#394244
4#31393A
5#292F31
6#202627
7#181C1D
8#101313
9#08090A

Tints

Lighter variations

1#607073
2#6F8185
3#819295
4#93A1A5
5#A5B1B4
6#B7C0C3
7#C9D0D2
8#DBE0E1
9#EDEFF0

Tones

Muted variations

1#525E60
2#535D60
3#545D5F
4#545C5E
5#555C5D
6#565B5C
7#575B5C
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
DBE0
#DBE0E1
Secondary backgroundsInput backgroundsDividers
300
BFC8
#BFC8CA
BordersInactive statesPlaceholder text
400
9EAB
#9EABAE
Disabled statesSecondary iconsMuted text
500
8293
#829397
Primary brand colorCTAsActive elementsLinks
600
6677
#66777A
Hover statesFocus ringsPrimary buttons hover
700
515E
#515E61
Active/pressed statesDark mode accentsSecondary text
800
3A43
#3A4345
Text on light backgroundsHeadingsStrong borders
900
252B
#252B2C
Primary textHigh emphasis contentDark headings
950
171B
#171B1C
Maximum contrast textDark mode backgrounds

Export Code

Copy ready-to-use code for your project

:root {
  --charcoal-50: #F7F8F8;
  --charcoal-100: #ECEEEF;
  --charcoal-200: #DBE0E1;
  --charcoal-300: #BFC8CA;
  --charcoal-400: #9EABAE;
  --charcoal-500: #829397;
  --charcoal-600: #66777A;
  --charcoal-700: #515E61;
  --charcoal-800: #3A4345;
  --charcoal-900: #252B2C;
  --charcoal-950: #171B1C;
}
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