#515451#515451

#515451 is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 44.2% C 0.006 H 145.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#515451
RGB	rgb(81, 84, 81)
HSL	hsl(120, 2%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(120, 4%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(3.6%, 0%, 3.6%, 67.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.37, -1.85, 1.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.37, 2.28, 144.26°)
OKLab	oklab(44.22% -0.0051 0.0035)
OKLCH	oklch(44.22% 0.006 145.4)
XYZ	xyz(8.0486, 8.6840, 9.0351)
Luminance	0.0868 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#515451 #545154

analogous

#535451 #515451 #515453

triadic

#515451 #515154 #545151

tetradic

#515451 #515354 #545154 #545351

square

#515451 #515354 #545154 #545351

split-complementary

#515451 #535154 #545153

monochromatic

#151615 #333533 #515451 #6F736F #8E928E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.67

#515451 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.74

#515451 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #515451

7.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##515451	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##515451	1.00	7.67	2.74	7.67
#FFFFFF	7.67	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.74	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.67	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#545351

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#545351

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#515453

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #515451;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 84, 81);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.2% 0.006 145.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#818481',
    500: '#515451',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #515451;
$custom-light: #818481;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#515451",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 84,
    "b": 81
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 120,
    "s": 1.818,
    "l": 32.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44215,
    "c": 0.00617,
    "h": 145.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.08684
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#515451

secondary

#827F82

accent

#7DABAB

background

#F7F8F7

surface

#EEEFEE

border

#C9CAC9

text

#0A0A0A

muted

#7C7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #515451

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

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