Gray

#89897c

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 #89897c, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#89897c

RGB137, 137, 124

HSL60, 5%, 51%

HSV60, 9%, 54%

CMYK0%, 0%, 9%, 46%

Lab56.75, -2.44, 6.97

XYZ22.9, 24.66, 22.62

Decimal9013628

Web safe#999966

Pantone416 C

Shades of gray

#7d7d71 #717166 #65655b #595950 #4d4d45 #41413a #34342f #282824 #1c1c19 #10100f

Tints of gray

#949488 #9f9f94 #aaaaa0 #b5b5ad #c0c0b9 #cbcbc5 #d6d6d1 #e1e1dd #ecece9 #f7f7f6

Colors that go with gray

Complementary#7c7c89 Analogous#89837c Analogous#83897c Triadic#7c8989 Triadic#897c89 Split complementary#7c8389 Split complementary#837c89

Gray in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 0, 9, 46.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #89897c on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 0 9 46

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 4 12 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 #89897c straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #89897c; }
.text { color: #89897c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #89897c; }

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 #89897c against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #89897c 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 #89897c 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 #89897c 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 #89897c come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.