#515149#515149

#515149 is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.081; OKLCH L 43.2% C 0.013 H 106.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#515149
RGB	rgb(81, 81, 73)
HSL	hsl(60, 5%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(60, 10%, 32%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 0%, 9.9%, 68.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.22, -1.65, 4.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.22, 4.99, 109.32°)
OKLab	oklab(43.24% -0.0037 0.0123)
OKLCH	oklch(43.24% 0.013 106.9)
XYZ	xyz(7.5382, 8.1153, 7.4713)
Luminance	0.0811 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#515149 #494951

analogous

#514D49 #515149 #4D5149

triadic

#515149 #495151 #514951

tetradic

#515149 #49514D #494951 #51494D

square

#515149 #49514D #494951 #51494D

split-complementary

#515149 #494D51 #4D4951

monochromatic

#11110F #31312C #515149 #717166 #909084

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.01

#515149 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.62

#515149 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #515149

8.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##515149	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##515149	1.00	8.01	2.62	8.01
#FFFFFF	8.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.62	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#535049

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#535149

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#52504F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #515149;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 81, 73);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.2% 0.013 106.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#81817b',
    500: '#515149',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #515149;
$custom-light: #81817b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#515149",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 73
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 60,
    "s": 5.195,
    "l": 30.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43235,
    "c": 0.01284,
    "h": 106.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.08115
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#515149

secondary

#76767F

accent

#79AE79

background

#F7F7F7

surface

#EEEEEE

border

#C9C9C9

text

#0A0A09

muted

#7C7C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #515149

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

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