Palettes / Colors / #808080
#808080 — Silver Grey
#808080 is the named color Gray. It belongs to the gray family.
#808080 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 #808080; it also sits naturally between #808080 and #808080. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #808080 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 128, 128, 128 |
| HSL | 0°, 0%, 50% |
| HSV | 0°, 0%, 50% |
| CMYK | 0%, 0%, 0%, 50% |
| XYZ | 20.52, 21.59, 23.51 |
| Yxy | 21.59, 0.3127, 0.3290 |
| CIE-Lab | 53.59, 0.00, -0.01 |
| Hunter Lab | 46.46, 0.00, -0.00 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 50% · Green 50% · Blue 50%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 0% · Key 50%
Previews
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CSS code for #808080
.text { color: #808080; }
.background { background-color: #808080; }
.border { border: 3px solid #808080; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(128, 128, 128); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(0, 0%, 50%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #808080; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(128, 128, 128, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #808080; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(128, 128, 128, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#808080">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#808080">Div content here</div>
Shades of #808080
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Tones of #808080
Color harmonies
Complementary — #808080:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 3.95:1 AA large only |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 5.32:1 AA |
Best text color on #808080: #000000.
How #808080 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 #808080 or a close neighbour
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #808080?
#808080 is Silver Grey, a gray color (RGB 128, 128, 128). Its closest standard named color is Gray.
What is the RGB and HSL of #808080?
#808080 is RGB 128, 128, 128 — HSL 0°, 0%, 50% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 0%, 50%.
What colors go with #808080?
Its complement is #808080; analogous partners are #808080 and #808080. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #808080 for text?
Black text on #808080 has a contrast ratio of 5.32:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.95:1.