#51453F · Graphite

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#51453F is a dark, nearly neutral gray color, closest to Graphite and near Graphite and Walnut. In OKLCH it has 40% lightness and 0.02 chroma at hue 48°. Gray suggests neutrality and balance; it lets other colors lead, which makes #51453F a natural choice for text, borders and interface chrome. It appears in 1 ColorSwoop palette.

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HEX#51453F
RGBrgb(81, 69, 63)
HSLhsl(20, 12%, 28%)
CMYK0, 15, 22, 68
CSS var--graphite
Contrast9.24:1 white · 2.27:1 black

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How to use #51453F

White text passes WCAG AA on #51453F (9.24:1); black does not, so keep dark text off it.

For a calm scheme pair #51453F with its analogous neighbors #503F42 and #504D3F; for contrast use its complement #3F4A50 as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #F5F5F7.

--graphite: #51453F;

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