#514F4E#514F4E

#514F4E is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.079; OKLCH L 42.9% C 0.003 H 48.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#514F4E
RGB	rgb(81, 79, 78)
HSL	hsl(20, 2%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(20, 4%, 32%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 2.5%, 3.7%, 68.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.76, 0.61, 0.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.76, 1.07, 55.42°)
OKLab	oklab(42.92% 0.0021 0.0023)
OKLCH	oklch(42.92% 0.003 48.7)
XYZ	xyz(7.5643, 7.8914, 8.3309)
Luminance	0.0789 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#514F4E #4E5051

analogous

#514E4E #514F4E #51504E

triadic

#514F4E #4E514F #4F4E51

tetradic

#514F4E #4E514E #4E5051 #504E51

square

#514F4E #4E514E #4E5051 #504E51

split-complementary

#514F4E #4E5150 #4E4E51

monochromatic

#131212 #323130 #514F4E #706D6C #8F8C8B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.15

#514F4E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.58

#514F4E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #514F4E

8.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##514F4E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##514F4E	1.00	8.15	2.58	8.15
#FFFFFF	8.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.58	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#504F4E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#50504E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#524F4F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #514f4e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 79, 78);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.9% 0.003 48.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#81807f',
    500: '#514f4e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #514f4e;
$custom-light: #81807f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#514f4e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 79,
    "b": 78
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 20,
    "s": 1.887,
    "l": 31.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42916,
    "c": 0.0031,
    "h": 48.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.07891
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#514F4E

secondary

#7C7E7F

accent

#9CAB7D

background

#F7F7F7

surface

#EEEEEE

border

#C9C9C9

text

#0A0A0A

muted

#7C7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #514F4E

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

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