#514B49#514B49

#514B49 is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.073; OKLCH L 41.8% C 0.009 H 39.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#514B49
RGB	rgb(81, 75, 73)
HSL	hsl(15, 5%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(15, 10%, 32%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 7.4%, 9.9%, 68.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.40, 2.08, 2.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.40, 2.95, 45.03°)
OKLab	oklab(41.8% 0.0067 0.0055)
OKLCH	oklch(41.8% 0.009 39.4)
XYZ	xyz(7.1119, 7.2626, 7.3292)
Luminance	0.0726 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#514B49 #494F51

analogous

#51494B #514B49 #514F49

triadic

#514B49 #49514B #4B4951

tetradic

#514B49 #4B5149 #494F51 #4F4951

square

#514B49 #4B5149 #494F51 #4F4951

split-complementary

#514B49 #49514F #494B51

monochromatic

#110F0F #312D2C #514B49 #716966 #908784

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.56

#514B49 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.45

#514B49 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #514B49

8.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##514B49	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##514B49	1.00	8.56	2.45	8.56
#FFFFFF	8.56	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.56	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4C4C49

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4E4D49

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#534A4A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #514b49;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 75, 73);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.8% 0.009 39.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#817d7b',
    500: '#514b49',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #514b49;
$custom-light: #817d7b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#514b49",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 75,
    "b": 73
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 15,
    "s": 5.195,
    "l": 30.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41801,
    "c": 0.0087,
    "h": 39.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.07263
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#514B49

secondary

#767D7F

accent

#A1AE79

background

#F7F7F7

surface

#EEEEED

border

#C9C9C8

text

#0A0909

muted

#7C7B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #514B49

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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