Light gray

#d2d2d8

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for light gray, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

Light gray carries almost no chroma, so it works as a neutral. Neutrals like this hold a palette together quietly. It works under any accent color, holding a scheme together without competing.

Light gray color values

Every conversion for #d2d2d8, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#d2d2d8

RGB210, 210, 216

HSL240, 7%, 84%

HSV240, 3%, 85%

CMYK3%, 3%, 0%, 15%

Lab84.36, 1.11, -2.97

XYZ62.02, 64.75, 74.2

Decimal13816536

Web safe#cccccc

Pantone538 C

Shades of light gray

#bdbdc6 #a8a8b3 #9292a1 #7d7d8f #6a6a7a #585865 #454550 #33333b #212126 #0e0e10

Tints of light gray

#d6d6db #d9d9de #dddde1 #e0e0e4 #e4e4e7 #e7e7ea #ebebed #eeeef1 #f2f2f4 #f5f5f7

Colors that go with light gray

Complementary#d8d8d2 Analogous#d2d5d8 Analogous#d5d2d8 Triadic#d8d2d2 Triadic#d2d8d2 Split complementary#d8d5d2 Split complementary#d5d8d2

Light 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 3, 3, 0, 15.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #d2d2d8 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

3 3 0 15

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

7 7 4 21

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.

Light gray in css

Copy #d2d2d8 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #d2d2d8; }
.text { color: #d2d2d8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d2d2d8; }

How light gray looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Light gray and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #d2d2d8 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #d2d2d8 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Light gray on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #d2d2d8 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around light gray? Pull matching colors from any photo with thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn light gray into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #d2d2d8 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 light gray, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #d2d2d8 are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.