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#808080

a balanced, muted gray · warm · “gray”

RGB
128, 128, 128
HSL
0°, 0%, 50%
CMYK
0, 0, 0, 50
Luminance
0.2159

Every format

HEX#808080
RGBrgb(128, 128, 128)
HSLhsl(0, 0%, 50%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 50%)
LABlab(53.6 0.0 0.0)
LCHlch(53.6 0.0 180.0)
OKLCHoklch(0.600 0.000 89.9)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #808080;
background-color: #808080;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#808080] bg-[#808080]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #808080;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.502, green: 0.502, blue: 0.502)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#808080")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#808080 on white: 3.95:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#808080 on black: 5.32:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red50.2%
Green50.2%
Blue50.2%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)49.8%

Color previews

#808080 text on a black background

contrast 5.32:1

Card sample

#808080 text on a white background

contrast 3.95:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #808080;
Background color
Panel with #808080 background
background-color: #808080;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #808080;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(128, 128, 128, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(128, 128, 128, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #808080;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #808080, #808080);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #808080

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #808080 in the Color Lab