Mt. Rushmore

#7f8181

Light medium gray with cool, neutral calm

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About Mt. Rushmore

On my screen, Mt. Rushmore reads like a steady, medium-light gray that never gets misty or chalky. It feels balanced and grounded, with a slightly muted coolness that keeps it from drifting warm like can. Compared to , it's less weighty and less "photogenic charcoal," so it doesn't pull attention the way that deeper tone can.

Use it where you need calm surfaces that still look designed: dashboards and finance apps for table backgrounds, admin panels for side panels and section dividers, and healthcare or HR interfaces where forms need breathing room without going pale. It also holds up in product UI for card layers, modal surfaces, and inactive states when you want hierarchy that's present but not loud.

One quirk: Mt. Rushmore stays more neutral than , so if your system leans cool, this won't look like it's changing the temperature. Pair it confidently with both muted blues and softer grays.

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WCAG 2.1 contrast ratios. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text, 3:1 for large. AAA requires 7:1 / 4.5:1.

On White #ffffff

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3.92:1FailAA Large

On Gray 100 #f5f5f5

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3.59:1FailAA Large

On Gray 900 #18181b

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4.52:1AAAAA Large

On Black #000000

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5.36:1AAAAA Large

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