#514B4B#514B4B

#514B4B is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.073; OKLCH L 41.9% C 0.008 H 17.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#514B4B
RGB	rgb(81, 75, 75)
HSL	hsl(0, 4%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(0, 7%, 32%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 7.4%, 7.4%, 68.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.46, 2.49, 0.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.46, 2.65, 19.82°)
OKLab	oklab(41.87% 0.0077 0.0024)
OKLCH	oklch(41.87% 0.008 17.5)
XYZ	xyz(7.1793, 7.2896, 7.6841)
Luminance	0.0729 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#514B4B #4B5151

analogous

#514B4E #514B4B #514E4B

triadic

#514B4B #4B514B #4B4B51

tetradic

#514B4B #4E514B #4B5151 #4E4B51

square

#514B4B #4E514B #4B5151 #4E4B51

split-complementary

#514B4B #4B514E #4B4E51

monochromatic

#111010 #312E2E #514B4B #716868 #908787

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.54

#514B4B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.46

#514B4B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #514B4B

8.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##514B4B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##514B4B	1.00	8.54	2.46	8.54
#FFFFFF	8.54	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.54	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4C4C4B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4D4D4B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#524B4B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #514b4b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 75, 75);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.9% 0.008 17.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#817d7d',
    500: '#514b4b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #514b4b;
$custom-light: #817d7d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#514b4b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 75,
    "b": 75
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 3.846,
    "l": 30.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41868,
    "c": 0.00802,
    "h": 17.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.07289
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#514B4B

secondary

#797F7F

accent

#ADAD7B

background

#F7F7F7

surface

#EEEEEE

border

#C9C9C9

text

#0A0909

muted

#7C7B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #514B4B

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

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