#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 |
| RGB | rgb(128, 128, 128) |
| HSL | hsl(0, 0%, 50%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 50%) |
| LAB | lab(53.6 0.0 0.0) |
| LCH | lch(53.6 0.0 180.0) |
| OKLCH | oklch(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);