Gray

#80918d

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

Gray is a near neutral, mid with barely any hue. 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 #80918d, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#80918d

RGB128, 145, 141

HSL166, 7%, 54%

HSV166, 12%, 57%

CMYK12%, 0%, 3%, 43%

Lab58.75, -6.91, 0.05

XYZ23.84, 26.76, 29.11

Decimal8425869

Web safe#999999

Pantone444 C

Shades of gray

#738581 #687875 #5d6b68 #525e5b #46514f #3b4442 #303736 #252a29 #191d1c #0e1010

Tints of gray

#8c9b98 #97a5a2 #a3b0ad #afbab7 #bbc4c2 #c6cecc #d2d8d7 #dee2e1 #eaedec #f5f7f6

Colors that go with gray

Complementary#918084 Analogous#809185 Analogous#808c91 Triadic#8d8091 Triadic#918d80 Split complementary#91808c Split complementary#918580

Gray in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 12, 0, 3, 43.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #80918d on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

12 0 3 43

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

15 4 7 49

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 #80918d straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #80918d; }
.text { color: #80918d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #80918d; }

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 #80918d against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #80918d 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 #80918d 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 #80918d 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 #80918d 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.