Gray

#8b7e7e

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 #8b7e7e, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#8b7e7e

RGB139, 126, 126

HSL0, 5%, 52%

HSV0, 9%, 55%

CMYK0%, 9%, 9%, 45%

Lab53.94, 4.95, 1.79

XYZ21.87, 21.92, 22.82

Decimal9141886

Web safe#996666

Pantone437 C

Shades of gray

#7f7272 #736767 #675c5c #5a5151 #4e4646 #413b3b #353030 #292525 #1c1a1a #100e0e

Tints of gray

#968a8a #a19696 #aba2a2 #b6aeae #c1baba #ccc6c6 #d6d2d2 #e1dede #eceaea #f7f6f6

Colors that go with gray

Complementary#7e8b8b Analogous#8b7e84 Analogous#8b847e Triadic#7e8b7e Triadic#7e7e8b Split complementary#7e8b84 Split complementary#7e848b

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 0, 9, 9, 45.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #8b7e7e on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 9 9 45

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 12 12 51

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 #8b7e7e straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #8b7e7e; }
.text { color: #8b7e7e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b7e7e; }

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 #8b7e7e against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #8b7e7e 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 #8b7e7e 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 #8b7e7e 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

The figures for #8b7e7e come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.