Gray

#81878f

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

Gray is a near neutral, mid with barely any hue. 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 #81878f, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#81878f

RGB129, 135, 143

HSL214, 6%, 53%

HSV214, 10%, 56%

CMYK10%, 6%, 0%, 44%

Lab56.07, -0.53, -5.05

XYZ22.68, 23.98, 29.42

Decimal8488847

Web safe#999999

Pantone444 C

Shades of gray

#757b83 #696f76 #5e636a #53575d #474b50 #3c3f43 #303337 #25272a #1a1b1d #0e0f10

Tints of gray

#8d9299 #989da4 #a4a8ae #b0b3b8 #bbbfc3 #c7cacd #d3d5d8 #dee0e2 #eaebec #f6f6f7

Colors that go with gray

Complementary#8f8981 Analogous#818e8f Analogous#82818f Triadic#8f8187 Triadic#878f81 Split complementary#8f8281 Split complementary#8e8f81

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 10, 6, 0, 44.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #81878f on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

10 6 0 44

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

13 10 4 50

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 #81878f straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #81878f; }
.text { color: #81878f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #81878f; }

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 #81878f against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #81878f 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 #81878f 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 #81878f 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.

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How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #81878f 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.