#514B54#514B54

#514B54 is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.074; OKLCH L 42.2% C 0.017 H 314.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#514B54
RGB	rgb(81, 75, 84)
HSL	hsl(280, 6%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(280, 11%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(3.6%, 10.7%, 0%, 67.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.75, 4.43, -4.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.75, 6.25, 315.08°)
OKLab	oklab(42.19% 0.0116 -0.0118)
OKLCH	oklch(42.19% 0.017 314.6)
XYZ	xyz(7.5094, 7.4216, 9.4227)
Luminance	0.0742 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#514B54 #4E544B

analogous

#4C4B54 #514B54 #544B52

triadic

#514B54 #54514B #4B5451

tetradic

#514B54 #544C4B #4E544B #4B5254

square

#514B54 #544C4B #4E544B #4B5254

split-complementary

#514B54 #52544B #4B544C

monochromatic

#131113 #322E34 #514B54 #706874 #8F8693

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.45

#514B54 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.48

#514B54 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #514B54

8.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##514B54	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##514B54	1.00	8.45	2.48	8.45
#FFFFFF	8.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4A4D54

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4B4D54

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#514C4E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #514b54;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 75, 84);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.2% 0.017 314.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#817d84',
    500: '#514b54',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #514b54;
$custom-light: #817d84;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#514b54",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 75,
    "b": 84
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280,
    "s": 5.66,
    "l": 31.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42191,
    "c": 0.01657,
    "h": 314.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.07422
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#514B54

secondary

#7C8278

accent

#AF798B

background

#F7F7F8

surface

#EEEEEF

border

#C9C9CA

text

#0A090A

muted

#7C7B7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #514B54

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

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