Dark gray

#b7b0b5

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

This is Dark gray, a light neutral that behaves like a grey. Neutrals like this hold a palette together quietly. Almost anything sits on top of it, which is what makes a good neutral useful.

Dark gray color values

Every conversion for #b7b0b5, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#b7b0b5
RGB183, 176, 181
HSL317, 5%, 70%
HSV317, 4%, 72%
CMYK0%, 4%, 1%, 28%
Lab72.53, 3.41, -1.67
XYZ43.39, 44.45, 50.01
Decimal12038325
Web safe#cc99cc
Pantone5295 C
Pantone5295 CHex#b7b0b5Rgb183 176 181Cmyk0 4 1 28Lab73 3 -2Darker#71676eDeep#958b92Lighter#d9d6d8

Shades of dark gray

Tints of dark gray

Colors that go with dark gray

Dark gray in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 4, 1, 28.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #b7b0b5 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 4 1 28
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 8 5 34
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.

Dark gray in css

Copy #b7b0b5 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #b7b0b5; }
.text { color: #b7b0b5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b7b0b5; }

How dark gray looks on light and dark

Dark gray and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #b7b0b5 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
2.12:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
9.89:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #b7b0b5 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Dark gray on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #b7b0b5 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness card
Sticker
Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around dark 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 dark gray into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #b7b0b5 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from dark gray, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

The figures for #b7b0b5 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.