#514B4F#514B4F

#514B4F is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.073; OKLCH L 42.0% C 0.010 H 337.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#514B4F
RGB	rgb(81, 75, 79)
HSL	hsl(320, 4%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(320, 7%, 32%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 7.4%, 2.5%, 68.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.58, 3.33, -1.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.58, 3.64, 336.14°)
OKLab	oklab(42.01% 0.0095 -0.0039)
OKLCH	oklch(42.01% 0.01 337.8)
XYZ	xyz(7.3205, 7.3461, 8.4279)
Luminance	0.0735 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#514B4F #4B514D

analogous

#504B51 #514B4F #514B4C

triadic

#514B4F #4F514B #4B4F51

tetradic

#514B4F #51504B #4B514D #4B4C51

square

#514B4F #51504B #4B514D #4B4C51

split-complementary

#514B4F #4C514B #4B5150

monochromatic

#111011 #312E30 #514B4F #71686E #90878D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.50

#514B4F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.47

#514B4F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #514B4F

8.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##514B4F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##514B4F	1.00	8.50	2.47	8.50
#FFFFFF	8.50	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.50	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4B4C4F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4C4D4F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#524B4C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #514b4f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 75, 79);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.0% 0.010 337.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#817d80',
    500: '#514b4f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #514b4f;
$custom-light: #817d80;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#514b4f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 75,
    "b": 79
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 320,
    "s": 3.846,
    "l": 30.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42007,
    "c": 0.01022,
    "h": 337.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.07346
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#514B4F

secondary

#797F7B

accent

#AD8C7B

background

#F7F7F7

surface

#EEEEEE

border

#C9C9C9

text

#0A090A

muted

#7C7B7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #514B4F

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

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