Gray

#7b8980

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 #7b8980, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#7b8980

RGB123, 137, 128

HSL141, 6%, 51%

HSV141, 10%, 54%

CMYK10%, 0%, 7%, 46%

Lab55.75, -6.93, 3.09

XYZ21.01, 23.66, 23.88

Decimal8096128

Web safe#669999

Pantone5555 C

Shades of gray

#707d75 #657169 #5a655e #4f5953 #454d47 #3a413c #2f3431 #242826 #191c1a #0e100f

Tints of gray

#87948c #949f98 #a0aaa3 #acb5af #b8c0bb #c5cbc7 #d1d6d3 #dde1de #e9ecea #f6f7f6

Colors that go with gray

Complementary#897b84 Analogous#7d897b Analogous#7b8987 Triadic#807b89 Triadic#89807b Split complementary#877b89 Split complementary#897b7d

Gray in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 10, 0, 7, 46.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #7b8980 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

10 0 7 46

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

13 4 10 52

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 #7b8980 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #7b8980; }
.text { color: #7b8980; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b8980; }

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 #7b8980 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #7b8980 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 #7b8980 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 #7b8980 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

Here is how the numbers for #7b8980 are worked out. 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.