Gray

#9c8d8d

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 #9c8d8d, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#9c8d8d

RGB156, 141, 141

HSL0, 7%, 58%

HSV0, 10%, 61%

CMYK0%, 10%, 10%, 39%

Lab59.93, 5.6, 2.03

XYZ28.04, 28.04, 29.13

Decimal10259853

Web safe#999999

Pantone409 C

Shades of gray

#907f7f #827171 #746565 #665959 #584c4c #494040 #3b3333 #2d2727 #1f1b1b #100e0e

Tints of gray

#a59797 #aea2a2 #b7acac #c0b7b7 #c9c1c1 #d2cccc #dbd6d6 #e5e1e1 #eeebeb #f7f5f5

Colors that go with gray

Complementary#8d9c9c Analogous#9c8d95 Analogous#9c958d Triadic#8d9c8d Triadic#8d8d9c Split complementary#8d9c95 Split complementary#8d959c

Gray in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 0, 10, 10, 39.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #9c8d8d on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 10 10 39

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 13 13 45

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 #9c8d8d straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #9c8d8d; }
.text { color: #9c8d8d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9c8d8d; }

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 #9c8d8d against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #9c8d8d 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 #9c8d8d 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 #9c8d8d 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 #9c8d8d 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.