#514B4E#514B4E

#514B4E is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.073; OKLCH L 42.0% C 0.009 H 345.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#514B4E
RGB	rgb(81, 75, 78)
HSL	hsl(330, 4%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(330, 7%, 32%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 7.4%, 3.7%, 68.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.55, 3.12, -0.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.55, 3.24, 344.21°)
OKLab	oklab(41.97% 0.009 -0.0023)
OKLCH	oklch(41.97% 0.009 345.7)
XYZ	xyz(7.2844, 7.3316, 8.2376)
Luminance	0.0733 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#514B4E #4B514E

analogous

#514B51 #514B4E #514B4B

triadic

#514B4E #4E514B #4B4E51

tetradic

#514B4E #51514B #4B514E #4B4B51

square

#514B4E #51514B #4B514E #4B4B51

split-complementary

#514B4E #4B514B #4B5151

monochromatic

#111011 #312E2F #514B4E #71686D #90878B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.51

#514B4E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.47

#514B4E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #514B4E

8.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##514B4E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##514B4E	1.00	8.51	2.47	8.51
#FFFFFF	8.51	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.51	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4B4C4E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4D4D4E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#524B4C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #514b4e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 75, 78);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.0% 0.009 345.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#817d7f',
    500: '#514b4e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #514b4e;
$custom-light: #817d7f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#514b4e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 75,
    "b": 78
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 330,
    "s": 3.846,
    "l": 30.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41971,
    "c": 0.0093,
    "h": 345.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.07332
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#514B4E

secondary

#797F7C

accent

#AD947B

background

#F7F7F7

surface

#EEEEEE

border

#C9C9C9

text

#0A090A

muted

#7C7B7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #514B4E

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

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