Dark gray

#b8b1ba

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

Dark gray is a near neutral, light with barely any hue. 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 #b8b1ba, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#b8b1ba
RGB184, 177, 186
HSL287, 6%, 71%
HSV287, 5%, 73%
CMYK1%, 5%, 0%, 27%
Lab73.01, 4.15, -3.7
XYZ44.35, 45.18, 52.84
Decimal12104122
Web safe#cc99cc
Pantone5295 C
Pantone5295 CHex#b8b1baRgb184 177 186Cmyk1 5 0 27Lab73 4 -4Darker#726775Deep#968b98Lighter#dad7db

Shades of dark gray

Tints of dark gray

Colors that go with dark gray

Dark 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 1, 5, 0, 27.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #b8b1ba on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
1 5 0 27
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
5 9 4 33
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 #b8b1ba straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #b8b1ba; }
.text { color: #b8b1ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b8b1ba; }

How dark gray looks on light and dark

Dark gray and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #b8b1ba against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
2.09:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
10.04:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #b8b1ba 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 #b8b1ba 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 #b8b1ba 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.

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How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #b8b1ba is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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.