Gray

#807b89

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 #807b89, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#807b89

RGB128, 123, 137

HSL261, 6%, 51%

HSV261, 10%, 54%

CMYK7%, 10%, 0%, 46%

Lab52.47, 4.74, -6.91

XYZ20.5, 20.56, 26.56

Decimal8420233

Web safe#996699

Pantone5285 C

Shades of gray

#75707d #696571 #5e5a65 #534f59 #47454d #3c3a41 #312f34 #262428 #1a191c #0f0e10

Tints of gray

#8c8794 #98949f #a3a0aa #afacb5 #bbb8c0 #c7c5cb #d3d1d6 #dedde1 #eae9ec #f6f6f7

Colors that go with gray

Complementary#84897b Analogous#7b7d89 Analogous#877b89 Triadic#89807b Triadic#7b8980 Split complementary#89877b Split complementary#7d897b

Gray in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 7, 10, 0, 46.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #807b89 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

7 10 0 46

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

10 13 4 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 #807b89 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #807b89; }
.text { color: #807b89; }
.border { border: 2px solid #807b89; }

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 #807b89 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #807b89 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 #807b89 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 #807b89 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

The figures for #807b89 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.