Gray

#707982

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for gray, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

Gray carries almost no chroma, so it works as a neutral. Mid greys like this are the backbone of clean, editorial layouts. It works under any accent color, holding a scheme together without competing.

Gray color values

Every conversion for #707982, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#707982

RGB112, 121, 130

HSL210, 7%, 47%

HSV210, 14%, 51%

CMYK14%, 7%, 0%, 49%

Lab50.37, -1.37, -6.06

XYZ17.55, 18.73, 23.81

Decimal7371138

Web safe#666699

Pantone431 C

Shades of gray

#666e77 #5c646b #535960 #494f55 #3f4449 #353a3e #2c2f33 #222427 #181a1c #0e0f10

Tints of gray

#7c868f #8a929a #979fa6 #a5abb1 #b2b8bd #c0c4c8 #cdd1d4 #dbdde0 #e8eaeb #f5f6f7

Colors that go with gray

Complementary#827970 Analogous#708282 Analogous#707082 Triadic#827079 Triadic#798270 Split complementary#827070 Split complementary#828270

Gray in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 14, 7, 0, 49.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #707982 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

14 7 0 49

Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

17 10 4 55

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Gray in css

Copy #707982 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #707982; }
.text { color: #707982; }
.border { border: 2px solid #707982; }

How gray looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Gray and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #707982 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #707982 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Gray on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #707982 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around gray? Pull matching colors from any photo with the color palette generator, or check a design for print with the rgb to cmyk converter.

Turn gray into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #707982 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Arches Signature stripes Gem Shingles

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from gray, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #707982 are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.