Charcoal

#53535F

Gray

Color Codes

All color formats for development

HEX
#53535F
RGB
rgb(83, 83, 95)
HSL
hsl(240, 7%, 35%)
OKLCH
oklch(0.447 0.019 285.6)
CMYK
cmyk(13%, 13%, 0%, 63%)

Accessibility

WCAG contrast compliance

On White Background

7.58:1

AA AAA

On Black Background

2.77:1

AA AAA
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Tailwind Scale

50-950 scale matching Tailwind CSS naming

50
#F7F7
100
#ECEC
200
#DCDC
300
#C0C0
400
#A0A0
500
#8484
600
#6868
700
#5353
800
#3B3B
900
#2626
950
#1818

Shades

Darker variations

1#4B4B56
2#42424C
3#3A3A43
4#323239
5#2A2A30
6#212126
7#19191D
8#111113
9#08080A

Tints

Lighter variations

1#626271
2#727283
3#838393
4#9595A3
5#A6A6B2
6#B8B8C1
7#CACAD1
8#DCDCE0
9#EDEDF0

Tones

Muted variations

1#54545F
2#54545E
3#55555E
4#56565D
5#56565C
6#57575C
7#57575B
8#58585A
9#59595A

Usage Guidelines

Recommended use cases for each shade level

LevelColorTypical Use Cases
50
F7F7
#F7F7F8
BackgroundsSubtle highlightsCard backgrounds
100
ECEC
#ECECEE
Light backgroundsTable row hoverSkeleton loading
200
DCDC
#DCDCE0
Secondary backgroundsInput backgroundsDividers
300
C0C0
#C0C0C8
BordersInactive statesPlaceholder text
400
A0A0
#A0A0AC
Disabled statesSecondary iconsMuted text
500
8484
#848494
Primary brand colorCTAsActive elementsLinks
600
6868
#686878
Hover statesFocus ringsPrimary buttons hover
700
5353
#53535F
Active/pressed statesDark mode accentsSecondary text
800
3B3B
#3B3B44
Text on light backgroundsHeadingsStrong borders
900
2626
#26262C
Primary textHigh emphasis contentDark headings
950
1818
#18181B
Maximum contrast textDark mode backgrounds

Export Code

Copy ready-to-use code for your project

:root {
  --charcoal-50: #F7F7F8;
  --charcoal-100: #ECECEE;
  --charcoal-200: #DCDCE0;
  --charcoal-300: #C0C0C8;
  --charcoal-400: #A0A0AC;
  --charcoal-500: #848494;
  --charcoal-600: #686878;
  --charcoal-700: #53535F;
  --charcoal-800: #3B3B44;
  --charcoal-900: #26262C;
  --charcoal-950: #18181B;
}
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