Gray

#7a7d7a

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. It works under any accent color, holding a scheme together without competing.

Gray color values

Every conversion for #7a7d7a, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#7a7d7a

RGB122, 125, 122

HSL120, 1%, 48%

HSV120, 2%, 49%

CMYK2%, 0%, 2%, 51%

Lab52.07, -1.72, 1.23

XYZ18.87, 20.21, 21.32

Decimal8027514

Web safe#666666

Pantone424 C

Shades of gray

#6f726f #656765 #5a5c5a #4f514f #454645 #3a3b3a #2f302f #242524 #1a1a1a #0f0f0f

Tints of gray

#868986 #939593 #9fa19f #acaeac #b8bab8 #c4c6c4 #d1d2d1 #dddedd #eaeaea #f6f6f6

Colors that go with gray

Complementary#7d7a7d Analogous#7c7d7a Analogous#7a7d7c Triadic#7a7a7d Triadic#7d7a7a Split complementary#7c7a7d Split complementary#7d7a7c

Gray in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 2, 0, 2, 51.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #7a7d7a on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

2 0 2 51

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

6 4 6 57

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 #7a7d7a straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #7a7d7a; }
.text { color: #7a7d7a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a7d7a; }

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 #7a7d7a against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #7a7d7a 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 #7a7d7a 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 #7a7d7a 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.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #7a7d7a is computed, not guessed. 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. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.