Gray

#808e85

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

This is Gray, a mid neutral that behaves like a grey. 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 #808e85, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#808e85

RGB128, 142, 133

HSL141, 6%, 53%

HSV141, 10%, 56%

CMYK10%, 0%, 6%, 44%

Lab57.68, -6.89, 3.06

XYZ22.81, 25.63, 25.93

Decimal8425093

Web safe#999999

Pantone5555 C

Shades of gray

#748279 #69766d #5d6961 #525c56 #47504a #3b433e #303632 #252a27 #1a1d1b #0e100f

Tints of gray

#8c9890 #98a39c #a3ada7 #afb8b2 #bbc2bd #c7cdc9 #d2d7d4 #dee2df #eaeceb #f6f7f6

Colors that go with gray

Complementary#8e8089 Analogous#828e80 Analogous#808e8c Triadic#85808e Triadic#8e8580 Split complementary#8c808e Split complementary#8e8082

Gray in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 10, 0, 6, 44.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #808e85 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

10 0 6 44

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

13 4 10 50

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 #808e85 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #808e85; }
.text { color: #808e85; }
.border { border: 2px solid #808e85; }

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 #808e85 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #808e85 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 #808e85 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 #808e85 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 #808e85 are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.