Gray

#86868a

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 #86868a, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#86868a

RGB134, 134, 138

HSL240, 2%, 53%

HSV240, 3%, 54%

CMYK3%, 3%, 0%, 46%

Lab56.04, 0.8, -2.15

XYZ22.94, 23.95, 27.46

Decimal8816266

Web safe#999999

Pantone444 C

Shades of gray

#7a7a7e #6e6e72 #626265 #565659 #4a4a4d #3f3f41 #333334 #272728 #1b1b1c #0f0f10

Tints of gray

#919195 #9c9ca0 #a8a8aa #b3b3b5 #bebec0 #c9c9cb #d4d4d6 #e0e0e1 #ebebeb #f6f6f6

Colors that go with gray

Complementary#8a8a86 Analogous#86888a Analogous#88868a Triadic#8a8686 Triadic#868a86 Split complementary#8a8886 Split complementary#888a86

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 3, 3, 0, 46.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #86868a on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

3 3 0 46

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

7 7 4 52

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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Gray in css

Copy #86868a straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #86868a; }
.text { color: #86868a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #86868a; }

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 #86868a against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #86868a against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Gray on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #86868a 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 thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn gray into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #86868a 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 #86868a is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.