#514C4E#514C4E

#514C4E is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.075; OKLCH L 42.2% C 0.007 H 351.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#514C4E
RGB	rgb(81, 76, 78)
HSL	hsl(336, 3%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(336, 6%, 32%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 6.2%, 3.7%, 68.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.85, 2.48, -0.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.85, 2.52, 349.91°)
OKLab	oklab(42.21% 0.0073 -0.0011)
OKLCH	oklch(42.21% 0.007 351.1)
XYZ	xyz(7.3527, 7.4683, 8.2604)
Luminance	0.0747 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#514C4E #4C514F

analogous

#514C50 #514C4E #514C4C

triadic

#514C4E #4E514C #4C4E51

tetradic

#514C4E #50514C #4C514F #4C4C51

square

#514C4E #50514C #4C514F #4C4C51

split-complementary

#514C4E #4C514C #4C5051

monochromatic

#121111 #312E30 #514C4E #716A6C #8F888B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.42

#514C4E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.49

#514C4E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #514C4E

8.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##514C4E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##514C4E	1.00	8.42	2.49	8.42
#FFFFFF	8.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4C4D4E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4D4E4E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#524C4D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #514c4e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 76, 78);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.2% 0.007 351.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#817e7f',
    500: '#514c4e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #514c4e;
$custom-light: #817e7f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#514c4e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 76,
    "b": 78
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 336,
    "s": 3.185,
    "l": 30.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42206,
    "c": 0.00735,
    "h": 351.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.07468
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#514C4E

secondary

#7A7F7D

accent

#AC997B

background

#F7F7F7

surface

#EEEEEE

border

#C9C9C9

text

#0A090A

muted

#7C7B7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #514C4E

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

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