Gray#808080
#808080 is a mid, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.216; OKLCH L 60.0% C 0.000 H 0.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #808080 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(128, 128, 128) |
| HSL | hsl(0, 0%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(0, 0%, 50%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 49.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.59, -0.00, 0.00) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.59, 0.00, 135.00°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.99% 0 0) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.99% 0 0) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.5169, 21.5861, 23.5035) |
| Luminance | 0.2159 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | grey |
Closest named colors
Gray
#808080
ΔE00 0.00
Medium Grey
#7D7F7C
ΔE00 2.39
Flint
#6F7A80
ΔE00 6.25
Grey
#929591
ΔE00 7.72
Pewter
#899397
ΔE00 7.78
Warm Grey
#978A84
ΔE00 7.88
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#808080 #808080
analogous
#808080 #808080 #808080
triadic
#808080 #808080 #808080
tetradic
#808080 #808080 #808080 #808080
square
#808080 #808080 #808080 #808080
split-complementary
#808080 #808080 #808080
monochromatic
#434343 #616161 #808080 #9F9F9F #BDBDBD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.95
#808080 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.32
#808080 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #808080
5.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##808080 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##808080 | 1.00 | 3.95 | 5.32 | 5.32 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.95 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#808080
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#808080
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#808080
Achromatopsia (no color)
#808080
Related colors
#727272#656565#585858#4C4C4C#3F3F3F#333333#282828#1D1D1D#121212#000000#8C8C8C#989898#A4A4A4#B1B1B1#BDBDBD#CACACA#D7D7D7#E4E4E4#F2F2F2#FFFFFF#7D7F7C#6F7A80#929591#899397Flint
#6F7A80
Pewter
#899397
Slate Gray
#708090
Taupe
#8B7D6B
Stone
#A89F91
Dark Gray
#A9A9A9
Cool Gray
#9AA7B0
Black
#000000
Palettes with this color
#F5F5F4
#E7E5E4
#A8A29E
#57534E
#1C1917
Neutral Color Palette
#F7F1E5
#E8D5C4
#C9B8A8
#F5E6E6
#DFD8CB
Wedding Color Palette
#FFFFFF
#F5F5F5
#9E9E9E
#212121
Minimal Color Palette
#FFFFFF
#FFFFFF
#7D7D7D
#FFFFFF
#DDDDDD
White Color Palette
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #808080; /* rgb */ color: rgb(128, 128, 128); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.0% 0.000 0.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#a4a4a4',
500: '#808080',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #808080; $custom-light: #a4a4a4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#808080",
"rgb": {
"r": 128,
"g": 128,
"b": 128
},
"hsl": {
"h": 0,
"s": 0,
"l": 50.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59987,
"c": 0,
"h": 0
},
"luminance": 0.21586
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#808080
secondary
#AEAEAE
accent
#A9A97E
background
#FAFAFA
surface
#F4F4F4
border
#CECECE
text
#0F0F0F
muted
#7F7F7F