Colors

#71717A

Zinc 500

Zinc 500 is #71717A — a neutral used for type, borders, and surfaces. The values below are the same sRGB color in HEX, RGB, HSL, HSV, a simple CMYK conversion, and OKLCH. CMYK here is a channel formula for reference, not a press proof.

Conversions

HEX
#71717A
RGB
rgb(113, 113, 122)
HSL
hsl(240,4%,46%)
HSV
hsv(240, 7%, 48%)
CMYK
cmyk(7,7,0,52)
OKLCH
oklch(55.2% 0.014 285.9)

Tints and shades

Tints mix this color toward white. Shades mix it toward black in sRGB. For a 50–950 ramp, open the tint and shade generator.

Tints

#8D8D95

20% white

#AAAAAF

40% white

#C6C6CA

60% white

#E3E3E4

80% white

Shades

#5A5A62

20% black

#444449

40% black

#2D2D31

60% black

#171718

80% black

Harmony palettes

These schemes rotate hue from Zinc 500. Read the relationships in color theory 101 or adjust them on the color wheel.

Complementary

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#71717A

#7A7A71

#99999E

#9E9E99

#4D4D51

Analogous

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#71757A

#71717A

#75717A

#7A717A

#717979

Triadic

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#71717A

#7A7171

#717A71

#9E9999

#595E59

Split Complementary

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#71717A

#7A7571

#757A71

#A6A6AA

#51514D

Monochromatic

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#313135

#56565D

#7A7A85

#A2A2A9

#CACACE

Tetradic

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#71717A

#7A7175

#7A7A71

#717A75

#979194

Contrast against white and black

Ratios use the WCAG relative-luminance formula. AA normal text needs 4.5:1 and large text needs 3:1 under Success Criterion 1.4.3. AAA uses 7:1 and 4.5:1. A pass here is only this pair, not a full page audit. Check other pairings in the contrast checker.

On white · 4.83:1
AA normal text Pass
AA large text Pass
AAA normal text Fail
AAA large text Pass
On black · 4.35:1
AA normal text Fail
AA large text Pass
AAA normal text Fail
AAA large text Fail

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