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#808080

#808080 Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
  • gray
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#808080 (Gray) is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 50.2% red, 50.2% green and 50.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 49.8% black. Its hue angle is 0°, with 0% saturation and 50.2% lightness in HSL. It is a neutral color, often associated with neutrality, balance and professionalism. Designers typically use it for body text and typography, corporate identities and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.32:1 (WCAG AA).

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.2159

Complementary

  1. #808080
  2. #808080

Split complementary

  1. #808080
  2. #808080
  3. #808080

Analogous

  1. #808080
  2. #808080
  3. #808080

Triadic

  1. #808080
  2. #808080
  3. #808080

Tetradic

  1. #808080
  2. #808080
  3. #808080
  4. #808080

Square

  1. #808080
  2. #808080
  3. #808080
  4. #808080

Monochromatic

  1. #343434
  2. #5a5a5a
  3. #808080
  4. #a6a6a6
  5. #cdcdcd

Shades

#808080 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #808080
  2. #737373
  3. #666666
  4. #5a5a5a
  5. #4d4d4d
  6. #404040
  7. #333333
  8. #262626
  9. #1a1a1a
  10. #0d0d0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#808080 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #808080
  2. #8d8d8d
  3. #999999
  4. #a6a6a6
  5. #b3b3b3
  6. #c0c0c0
  7. #cccccc
  8. #d9d9d9
  9. #e6e6e6
  10. #f2f2f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#808080 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #808080
  2. #808080
  3. #808080
  4. #808080
  5. #808080
  6. #808080
  7. #808080
  8. #808080
  9. #808080
  10. #808080
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #808080 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #808080 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #808080 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #808080 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #808080 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #808080 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #808080 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #808080 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-808080 {
  color: #808080;
}
Background
.bg-808080 {
  background-color: #808080;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-808080 {
  border: 2px solid #808080;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #808080;
  --color-primary-rgb: 128 128 128;
  --color-primary-hsl: 0 0% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-808080 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #808080, #808080);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-808080 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(128 128 128 / 0.35);
}

#848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 1.87 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 4.91 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 8.88 #708090 Slate Grey ΔE 8.88 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 9.14 #7f7f7f Inverted #808080 Grayscale 

Gray
#808080  rgb(128, 128, 128)  hsl(0, 0%, 50%)  Gray
#808080  rgb(128, 128, 128)  hsl(0, 0%, 50%)  Gray
#808080  rgb(128, 128, 128)  hsl(0, 0%, 50%)  Gray
#808080  rgb(128, 128, 128)  hsl(0, 0%, 50%)  Gray