#514B50#514B50

#514B50 is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.074; OKLCH L 42.0% C 0.011 H 331.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#514B50
RGB	rgb(81, 75, 80)
HSL	hsl(310, 4%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(310, 7%, 32%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 7.4%, 1.2%, 68.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.61, 3.54, -2.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.61, 4.10, 329.80°)
OKLab	oklab(42.04% 0.0099 -0.0054)
OKLCH	oklch(42.04% 0.011 331.2)
XYZ	xyz(7.3572, 7.3607, 8.6210)
Luminance	0.0736 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#514B50 #4B514C

analogous

#4F4B51 #514B50 #514B4D

triadic

#514B50 #50514B #4B5051

tetradic

#514B50 #514F4B #4B514C #4B4D51

square

#514B50 #514F4B #4B514C #4B4D51

split-complementary

#514B50 #4D514B #4B514F

monochromatic

#111011 #312E31 #514B50 #71686F #90878E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.49

#514B50 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.47

#514B50 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #514B50

8.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##514B50	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##514B50	1.00	8.49	2.47	8.49
#FFFFFF	8.49	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.49	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4B4C50

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4C4D50

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#524B4D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #514b50;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 75, 80);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.0% 0.011 331.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#817d81',
    500: '#514b50',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #514b50;
$custom-light: #817d81;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#514b50",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 75,
    "b": 80
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 310,
    "s": 3.846,
    "l": 30.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42043,
    "c": 0.0113,
    "h": 331.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.07361
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#514B50

secondary

#797F7A

accent

#AD837B

background

#F7F7F7

surface

#EEEEEE

border

#C9C9C9

text

#0A090A

muted

#7C7B7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #514B50

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

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