Gray

#809084

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. Almost anything sits on top of it, which is what makes a good neutral useful.

Gray color values

Every conversion for #809084, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#809084

RGB128, 144, 132

HSL135, 7%, 53%

HSV135, 11%, 56%

CMYK11%, 0%, 8%, 44%

Lab58.23, -8.19, 4.42

XYZ23.04, 26.2, 25.67

Decimal8425604

Web safe#999999

Pantone5555 C

Shades of gray

#748478 #68776c #5d6a60 #525e55 #475149 #3b443d #303732 #252a26 #1a1d1a #0e100f

Tints of gray

#8c9a8f #97a59b #a3afa6 #afb9b2 #bbc3bd #c6cec8 #d2d8d4 #dee2df #eaecea #f5f7f6

Colors that go with gray

Complementary#90808c Analogous#849080 Analogous#80908c Triadic#848090 Triadic#908480 Split complementary#8c8090 Split complementary#908084

Gray in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 11, 0, 8, 44.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #809084 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

11 0 8 44

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

14 4 11 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 #809084 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #809084; }
.text { color: #809084; }
.border { border: 2px solid #809084; }

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 #809084 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #809084 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 #809084 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 #809084 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

Every value on this page for #809084 is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.