Gray

#6f7b74

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

Gray carries almost no chroma, so it works as a neutral. Mid greys like this are the backbone of clean, editorial layouts. It works under any accent color, holding a scheme together without competing.

Gray color values

Every conversion for #6f7b74, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#6f7b74

RGB111, 123, 116

HSL145, 5%, 46%

HSV145, 10%, 48%

CMYK10%, 0%, 6%, 52%

Lab50.46, -5.91, 2.3

XYZ16.79, 18.81, 19.27

Decimal7306100

Web safe#666666

Pantone5487 C

Shades of gray

#65706a #5c6660 #525b56 #48504c #3f4642 #353b38 #2b302d #222523 #181b19 #0f100f

Tints of gray

#7b8881 #89958e #97a19b #a4ada8 #b2b9b5 #bfc6c2 #cdd2cf #dadedc #e8eae9 #f6f7f6

Colors that go with gray

Complementary#7b6f76 Analogous#707b6f Analogous#6f7b7a Triadic#746f7b Triadic#7b746f Split complementary#7a6f7b Split complementary#7b6f70

Gray in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 10, 0, 6, 52.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #6f7b74 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

10 0 6 52

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

13 4 10 58

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 #6f7b74 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #6f7b74; }
.text { color: #6f7b74; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f7b74; }

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 #6f7b74 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #6f7b74 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 #6f7b74 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 #6f7b74 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

Here is how the numbers for #6f7b74 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.