Gray

#777969

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

Gray is a near neutral, deep with barely any hue. Neutrals like this hold a palette together quietly. Almost anything sits on top of it, which is what makes a good neutral useful.

Gray color values

Every conversion for #777969, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#777969

RGB119, 121, 105

HSL67, 7%, 44%

HSV67, 13%, 47%

CMYK2%, 0%, 13%, 53%

Lab50.24, -3.81, 8.52

XYZ16.99, 18.62, 16.06

Decimal7829865

Web safe#666666

Pantone417 C

Shades of gray

#6d6f60 #626457 #585a4e #4e4f45 #44453c #393a33 #2f3029 #252520 #1a1b17 #10100e

Tints of gray

#858775 #929483 #9ea092 #abada0 #b8b9ae #c4c5bc #d1d2cb #ddded9 #eaeae7 #f7f7f5

Colors that go with gray

Complementary#6b6979 Analogous#797369 Analogous#6f7969 Triadic#697779 Triadic#796977 Split complementary#696f79 Split complementary#736979

Gray in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 2, 0, 13, 53.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #777969 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

2 0 13 53

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

6 4 16 59

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 #777969 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #777969; }
.text { color: #777969; }
.border { border: 2px solid #777969; }

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 #777969 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #777969 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 #777969 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 #777969 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.

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How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #777969 are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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.