#514B58#514B58

#514B58 is a dark, muted grey. Relative luminance 0.075; OKLCH L 42.3% C 0.023 H 306.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#514B58
RGB	rgb(81, 75, 88)
HSL	hsl(268, 8%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(268, 15%, 35%)
CMYK	cmyk(8%, 14.8%, 0%, 65.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.89, 5.35, -6.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.89, 8.61, 308.36°)
OKLab	oklab(42.35% 0.0133 -0.0182)
OKLCH	oklch(42.35% 0.023 306.2)
XYZ	xyz(7.6706, 7.4861, 10.2715)
Luminance	0.0749 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#514B58 #52584B

analogous

#4B4C58 #514B58 #584B58

triadic

#514B58 #58514B #4B5851

tetradic

#514B58 #584B4C #52584B #4B5858

square

#514B58 #584B4C #52584B #4B5858

split-complementary

#514B58 #58584B #4C584B

monochromatic

#141316 #332F37 #514B58 #6F6779 #8E8698

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.41

#514B58 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.50

#514B58 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #514B58

8.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##514B58	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##514B58	1.00	8.41	2.50	8.41
#FFFFFF	8.41	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.50	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.41	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#494D59

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4A4D58

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#504D4F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #514b58;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 75, 88);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.3% 0.023 306.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#817d87',
    500: '#514b58',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #514b58;
$custom-light: #817d87;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#514b58",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 75,
    "b": 88
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 267.692,
    "s": 7.975,
    "l": 31.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42348,
    "c": 0.02253,
    "h": 306.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.07486
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#514B58

secondary

#808778

accent

#B17796

background

#F7F7F8

surface

#EEEEEF

border

#C9C9CA

text

#0A090B

muted

#7C7B7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #514B58

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

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