Gray

#848488

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 #848488, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#848488

RGB132, 132, 136

HSL240, 2%, 53%

HSV240, 3%, 53%

CMYK3%, 3%, 0%, 47%

Lab55.26, 0.8, -2.16

XYZ22.21, 23.19, 26.6

Decimal8684680

Web safe#999999

Pantone444 C

Shades of gray

#78787c #6c6c70 #616164 #555558 #49494c #3e3e40 #323234 #262628 #1b1b1c #0f0f10

Tints of gray

#8f8f93 #9b9b9e #a6a6a9 #b2b2b4 #bdbdbf #c8c8ca #d4d4d5 #dfdfe0 #ebebeb #f6f6f6

Colors that go with gray

Complementary#888884 Analogous#848688 Analogous#868488 Triadic#888484 Triadic#848884 Split complementary#888684 Split complementary#868884

Gray in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 3, 3, 0, 47.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #848488 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

3 3 0 47

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

7 7 4 53

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 #848488 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #848488; }
.text { color: #848488; }
.border { border: 2px solid #848488; }

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 #848488 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #848488 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 #848488 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 #848488 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 #848488 is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.