#514E4E

Closest named color: Dark Slate Gray (#2F4F4F). oklch(42.7% 0.004 17.3), rgb(81, 78, 78).

White text reads best on this color (8.23:1).

About this color

#514E4E is a dark close to neutral grey. In OKLCH its lightness is 43%, its chroma 0.004. It has too little chroma to lean warm or cool. The nearest named color is Dark Slate Gray (#2F4F4F), ΔE 0.048 away. White text reads best on it, at 8.23:1.

Hue family	Neutrals
Lightness	dark (43%)
Chroma	close to neutral grey (0.004)
Temperature	neutral
Nearest name	Dark Slate Gray (#2F4F4F)
Black text	2.54:1
White text	8.23:1

Values

HEX	#514E4E
RGB	rgb(81, 78, 78)
HSL	hsl(0, 2%, 31%)
OKLCH	oklch(42.7% 0.004 17.3)

Contrast

WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.

Pair	WCAG 2	Result	APCA	APCA guidance
White text on #514E4E	8.23:1	AAA	Lc -93.1	Preferred for body text
Black text on #514E4E	2.54:1	Fails	Lc 15.5	Dividers and decoration only
#514E4E text on white	8.23:1	AAA	Lc 88.5	Fine for body text
#514E4E text on black	2.54:1	Fails	Lc -13.7	Not readable

Tints and shades

A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 800.

Step 50
50

#F5F5F5

oklch(97% 0 0)
Step 100
100

#EAE9E9

oklch(93.5% 0.001 17.2)
Step 200
200

#DAD9D9

oklch(88.6% 0.001 17.2)
Step 300
300

#C2C0C0

oklch(80.9% 0.002 17.2)
Step 400
400

#A3A0A0

oklch(70.8% 0.003 17.2)
Step 500
500

#8C8888

oklch(63% 0.005 17.3)
Step 600
600

#767272

oklch(55.6% 0.005 17.3)
Step 700
700

#636060

oklch(49.2% 0.004 17.3)
Step 800
800 (this color)

#514E4E

oklch(42.7% 0.004 17.3)
Step 900
900

#434141

oklch(37.7% 0.003 17.3)
Step 950
950

#272626

oklch(27% 0.001 17.2)

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#514E4E with color blindness

Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.

Vision	Seen as	Shift (ΔE)
Protanopia (no red cones)	#4E4E4E	0.005
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#4F4F4E	0.004
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#524E4E	0.002
Achromatopsia (no color)	#4F4F4F	0.004

Harmonies

Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.

This color is close to neutral, so it has no meaningful hue to rotate. Hue harmonies are omitted.

Palettes with this color

Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #514E4E, closest first.

Similar named colors

The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.

Use #514E4E in your product

Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.

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