#514E4E#514E4E

#514E4E is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.077; OKLCH L 42.7% C 0.004 H 17.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#514E4E
RGB	rgb(81, 78, 78)
HSL	hsl(0, 2%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(0, 4%, 32%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 3.7%, 3.7%, 68.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.45, 1.23, 0.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.45, 1.31, 19.60°)
OKLab	oklab(42.68% 0.0038 0.0012)
OKLCH	oklch(42.68% 0.004 17.3)
XYZ	xyz(7.4927, 7.7482, 8.3071)
Luminance	0.0775 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#514E4E #4E5151

analogous

#514E4F #514E4E #514F4E

triadic

#514E4E #4E514E #4E4E51

tetradic

#514E4E #4F514E #4E5151 #4F4E51

square

#514E4E #4F514E #4E5151 #4F4E51

split-complementary

#514E4E #4E514F #4E4F51

monochromatic

#131212 #323030 #514E4E #706C6C #8F8B8B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.24

#514E4E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.55

#514E4E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #514E4E

8.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##514E4E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##514E4E	1.00	8.24	2.55	8.24
#FFFFFF	8.24	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.24	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4E4E4E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4F4F4E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#524E4E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #514e4e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 78, 78);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.7% 0.004 17.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#817f7f',
    500: '#514e4e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #514e4e;
$custom-light: #817f7f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#514e4e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 78
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 1.887,
    "l": 31.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42678,
    "c": 0.00396,
    "h": 17.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.07748
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#514E4E

secondary

#7C7F7F

accent

#ABAB7D

background

#F7F7F7

surface

#EEEEEE

border

#C9C9C9

text

#0A0A0A

muted

#7C7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #514E4E

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

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