grey

#808080

CSS color

Overview

Grey is the balanced mid-neutral, rgb(128, 128, 128) at hex #808080, with all three channels held equal at 128 — exactly half of full intensity. With no hue and no saturation, it lies at the center of the value scale between black and white. CSS accepts both the spellings grey and gray for this keyword, and it is one of the sixteen basic HTML colors. Because it is perfectly neutral, grey is a common ground for interface chrome, dividers, and muted text, where it recedes without introducing a color cast. Lightening or darkening it while keeping the channels equal moves along the achromatic axis toward silver or toward black.

Gray (#808080) is the pure, neutral midpoint gray CSS named color—exactly equidistant between black and white in the RGB scale. It is the most mathematically neutral tone possible, carrying no warm or cool bias. In design, pure mid-gray communicates balance, neutrality, and sophistication, serving as the universal baseline for neutral color palettes.

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Valores de color

HEX

#808080

RGB

128, 128, 128

HSL

0,0, 0,0%, 50,2%

HSV

0,0, 0,0%, 50,2%

CMYK

0,0%, 0,0%, 0,0%, 49,8%

OKLCH

0,5999 0,0 89,9

Propiedades

Cálido Claro Más cercano: grey

Psicología del color

Medium gray represents balance, neutrality, and diplomatic composure. It is the color of concrete, steel, and overcast skies, suggesting urban modernity and industrial strength. Gray communicates professionalism and impartiality in equal measure.

Design Usage

Medium gray is essential for body text, icons, and secondary labels in user interfaces. It provides the typographic backbone of design systems, separating primary from secondary information. Ensure proper contrast ratios since many popular mid-gray values fall below WCAG AA for text on white backgrounds.

Armonías de color

Simulación de daltonismo

Uso de CSS

background-color: #808080;
color: #808080;
border-color: #808080;
Tailwind más cercano: Neutral 500 #737373

Tonos Tailwind

Verificador de contraste

Texto sobre blanco

3,95:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Texto sobre negro

5,32:1

AA Pass AAA Fail

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Preguntas frecuentes

What are the RGB, HSL, and CMYK values of #808080?

RGB(128, 128, 128) · HSL(0,0, 0,0%, 50,2%) · CMYK(0,0%, 0,0%, 0,0%, 49,8%)

Does #808080 meet WCAG contrast on white?

3,95:1 — WCAG AA Fallido, AAA Fallido for normal text.

What text color is readable on #808080?

Use 000000 text on a #808080 background; contrast on black is 5,32:1.