#514B51#514B51

#514B51 is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.074; OKLCH L 42.1% C 0.013 H 325.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#514B51
RGB	rgb(81, 75, 81)
HSL	hsl(300, 4%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(300, 7%, 32%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 7.4%, 0%, 68.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.65, 3.76, -2.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.65, 4.60, 324.81°)
OKLab	oklab(42.08% 0.0103 -0.007)
OKLCH	oklch(42.08% 0.013 325.8)
XYZ	xyz(7.3944, 7.3756, 8.8171)
Luminance	0.0738 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#514B51 #4B514B

analogous

#4E4B51 #514B51 #514B4E

triadic

#514B51 #51514B #4B5151

tetradic

#514B51 #514E4B #4B514B #4B4E51

square

#514B51 #514E4B #4B514B #4B4E51

split-complementary

#514B51 #4E514B #4B514E

monochromatic

#111011 #312E31 #514B51 #716871 #908790

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.48

#514B51 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.48

#514B51 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #514B51

8.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##514B51	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##514B51	1.00	8.48	2.48	8.48
#FFFFFF	8.48	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.48	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4B4C51

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4C4D51

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#514B4D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #514b51;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 75, 81);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.1% 0.013 325.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#817d81',
    500: '#514b51',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #514b51;
$custom-light: #817d81;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#514b51",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 75,
    "b": 81
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 300,
    "s": 3.846,
    "l": 30.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42079,
    "c": 0.0125,
    "h": 325.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.07376
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#514B51

secondary

#797F79

accent

#AD7B7B

background

#F7F7F7

surface

#EEEEEE

border

#C9C9C9

text

#0A090A

muted

#7C7B7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #514B51

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

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