#514B56#514B56

#514B56 is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.075; OKLCH L 42.3% C 0.019 H 309.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#514B56
RGB	rgb(81, 75, 86)
HSL	hsl(273, 7%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(273, 13%, 34%)
CMYK	cmyk(5.8%, 12.8%, 0%, 66.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.82, 4.88, -5.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.82, 7.42, 311.14°)
OKLab	oklab(42.27% 0.0125 -0.015)
OKLCH	oklch(42.27% 0.02 309.8)
XYZ	xyz(7.5888, 7.4534, 9.8412)
Luminance	0.0745 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#514B56 #50564B

analogous

#4C4B56 #514B56 #564B56

triadic

#514B56 #56514B #4B5651

tetradic

#514B56 #564C4B #50564B #4B5656

square

#514B56 #564C4B #50564B #4B5656

split-complementary

#514B56 #56564B #4B564C

monochromatic

#131215 #322E35 #514B56 #706877 #8E8695

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.43

#514B56 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.49

#514B56 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #514B56

8.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##514B56	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##514B56	1.00	8.43	2.49	8.43
#FFFFFF	8.43	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.43	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#494D57

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4B4D56

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#514C4F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #514b56;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 75, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.3% 0.019 309.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#817d85',
    500: '#514b56',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #514b56;
$custom-light: #817d85;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#514b56",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 75,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.727,
    "s": 6.832,
    "l": 31.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42269,
    "c": 0.0195,
    "h": 309.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.07453
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#514B56

secondary

#7E8478

accent

#B07891

background

#F7F7F8

surface

#EEEEEF

border

#C9C9CA

text

#0A090B

muted

#7C7B7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #514B56

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

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