#515A4E#515A4E

#515A4E is a mid, muted grey. Relative luminance 0.096; OKLCH L 45.6% C 0.022 H 137.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#515A4E
RGB	rgb(81, 90, 78)
HSL	hsl(105, 7%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(105, 13%, 35%)
CMYK	cmyk(10%, 0%, 13.3%, 64.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.14, -6.10, 5.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.14, 8.38, 136.74°)
OKLab	oklab(45.59% -0.0165 0.0149)
OKLCH	oklch(45.59% 0.022 137.8)
XYZ	xyz(8.4244, 9.6116, 8.6177)
Luminance	0.0961 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#515A4E #574E5A

analogous

#575A4E #515A4E #4E5A51

triadic

#515A4E #4E515A #5A4E51

tetradic

#515A4E #4E575A #574E5A #5A514E

square

#515A4E #4E575A #574E5A #5A514E

split-complementary

#515A4E #514E5A #5A4E57

monochromatic

#161815 #333932 #515A4E #6F7B6A #8D9989

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.19

#515A4E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.92

#515A4E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #515A4E

7.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##515A4E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##515A4E	1.00	7.19	2.92	7.19
#FFFFFF	7.19	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.92	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.19	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5B584D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#59574F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#515957

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #515a4e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 90, 78);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.6% 0.022 137.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#81887f',
    500: '#515a4e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #515a4e;
$custom-light: #81887f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#515a4e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 78
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 105,
    "s": 7.143,
    "l": 32.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45585,
    "c": 0.02222,
    "h": 137.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.09612
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#515A4E

secondary

#857C88

accent

#78B0A2

background

#F7F8F7

surface

#EEEFEE

border

#C9CAC9

text

#0A0B0A

muted

#7C7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #515A4E

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

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