Light gray

#d2d2d2

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

Light gray is a near neutral, light with barely any hue. Neutrals like this hold a palette together quietly. It works under any accent color, holding a scheme together without competing.

Light gray color values

Every conversion for #d2d2d2, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#d2d2d2

RGB210, 210, 210

HSL0, 0%, 82%

HSV0, 0%, 82%

CMYK0%, 0%, 0%, 18%

Lab84.2, 0.0, -0.01

XYZ61.26, 64.45, 70.18

Decimal13816530

Web safe#cccccc

Pantone649 C

Shades of light gray

#bfbfbf #ababab #989898 #848484 #717171 #5d5d5d #4a4a4a #363636 #232323 #0f0f0f

Tints of light gray

#d9d9d9 #e0e0e0 #e8e8e8 #f2f2f2

Light 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, 0, 0, 18.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #d2d2d2 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 0 0 18

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 4 4 24

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.

Light gray in css

Copy #d2d2d2 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #d2d2d2; }
.text { color: #d2d2d2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d2d2d2; }

How light gray looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Light gray and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #d2d2d2 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #d2d2d2 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Light gray on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #d2d2d2 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

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

Four patterns built from #d2d2d2 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 light gray, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #d2d2d2 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.