Charcoal

#595959

Gray

Color Codes

All color formats for development

HEX
#595959
RGB
rgb(89, 89, 89)
HSL
hsl(0, 0%, 35%)
OKLCH
oklch(0.464 0 89.9)
CMYK
cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 65%)

Accessibility

WCAG contrast compliance

On White Background

7.00:1

AA AAA

On Black Background

3.00:1

AA AAA
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Tailwind Scale

50-950 scale matching Tailwind CSS naming

50
#F7F7
100
#EDED
200
#DEDE
300
#C4C4
400
#A6A6
500
#8C8C
600
#7070
700
#5959
800
#4040
900
#2929
950
#1A1A

Shades

Darker variations

1#505050
2#474747
3#3E3E3E
4#363636
5#2D2D2D
6#242424
7#1B1B1B
8#121212
9#090909

Tints

Lighter variations

1#6A6A6A
2#7A7A7A
3#8B8B8B
4#9C9C9C
5#ACACAC
6#BDBDBD
7#CDCDCD
8#DEDEDE
9#EEEEEE

Tones

Muted variations

1#595959
2#595959
3#595959
4#595959
5#595959
6#595959
7#595959
8#595959
9#595959

Usage Guidelines

Recommended use cases for each shade level

LevelColorTypical Use Cases
50
F7F7
#F7F7F7
BackgroundsSubtle highlightsCard backgrounds
100
EDED
#EDEDED
Light backgroundsTable row hoverSkeleton loading
200
DEDE
#DEDEDE
Secondary backgroundsInput backgroundsDividers
300
C4C4
#C4C4C4
BordersInactive statesPlaceholder text
400
A6A6
#A6A6A6
Disabled statesSecondary iconsMuted text
500
8C8C
#8C8C8C
Primary brand colorCTAsActive elementsLinks
600
7070
#707070
Hover statesFocus ringsPrimary buttons hover
700
5959
#595959
Active/pressed statesDark mode accentsSecondary text
800
4040
#404040
Text on light backgroundsHeadingsStrong borders
900
2929
#292929
Primary textHigh emphasis contentDark headings
950
1A1A
#1A1A1A
Maximum contrast textDark mode backgrounds

Export Code

Copy ready-to-use code for your project

:root {
  --charcoal-50: #F7F7F7;
  --charcoal-100: #EDEDED;
  --charcoal-200: #DEDEDE;
  --charcoal-300: #C4C4C4;
  --charcoal-400: #A6A6A6;
  --charcoal-500: #8C8C8C;
  --charcoal-600: #707070;
  --charcoal-700: #595959;
  --charcoal-800: #404040;
  --charcoal-900: #292929;
  --charcoal-950: #1A1A1A;
}
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