#514B52#514B52

#514B52 is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.074; OKLCH L 42.1% C 0.014 H 321.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#514B52
RGB	rgb(81, 75, 82)
HSL	hsl(291, 4%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(291, 9%, 32%)
CMYK	cmyk(1.2%, 8.5%, 0%, 67.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.68, 3.98, -3.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.68, 5.13, 320.85°)
OKLab	oklab(42.12% 0.0108 -0.0086)
OKLCH	oklch(42.12% 0.014 321.4)
XYZ	xyz(7.4322, 7.3907, 9.0160)
Luminance	0.0739 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#514B52 #4C524B

analogous

#4D4B52 #514B52 #524B4F

triadic

#514B52 #52514B #4B5251

tetradic

#514B52 #524D4B #4C524B #4B4F52

square

#514B52 #524D4B #4C524B #4B4F52

split-complementary

#514B52 #4F524B #4B524D

monochromatic

#121112 #312E32 #514B52 #716872 #8F8791

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.47

#514B52 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.48

#514B52 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #514B52

8.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##514B52	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##514B52	1.00	8.47	2.48	8.47
#FFFFFF	8.47	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.47	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4A4C52

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4C4D52

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#514C4D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #514b52;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 75, 82);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.1% 0.014 321.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#817d82',
    500: '#514b52',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #514b52;
$custom-light: #817d82;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#514b52",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 75,
    "b": 82
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 291.429,
    "s": 4.459,
    "l": 30.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42116,
    "c": 0.0138,
    "h": 321.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.07391
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#514B52

secondary

#7A8079

accent

#AE7A82

background

#F7F7F7

surface

#EEEEEE

border

#C9C9C9

text

#0A090A

muted

#7C7B7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #514B52

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

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