Palettes / Colors / #80717C

#80717C — Stone Grey

#80717C is a gray color we call Stone Grey, closest to the named color Gray (#808080). It belongs to the gray family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: gray (#808080) — not an exact match. CSS gray gives you #808080, a different color; use #80717C when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#80717C is a neutral gray color associated with neutrality and professionalism. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #717F74; it also sits naturally between #7C717F and #7F7174. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 50% · Green 44% · Blue 49%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 12% · Yellow 3% · Key 50%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #80717C

.text { color: #80717C; }
.background { background-color: #80717C; }
.border { border: 3px solid #80717C; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(128, 113, 124); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(316, 6%, 47%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #80717C; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(128, 113, 124, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #80717C; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(128, 113, 124, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#80717C">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#80717C">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #717F74:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #80717C: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #80717C

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #80717C looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #80717C rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #80717B  ·  #80717D →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #80717C?

#80717C is Stone Grey, a gray color (RGB 128, 113, 124). Its closest standard named color is Gray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #80717C?

#80717C is RGB 128, 113, 124 — HSL 316°, 6%, 47% — CMYK 0%, 12%, 3%, 50%.

What colors go with #80717C?

Its complement is #717F74; analogous partners are #7C717F and #7F7174. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #80717C for text?

White text on #80717C has a contrast ratio of 4.59:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.57:1.