Shades of Gray

Gray is the workhorse of interface and print design. Blue-tinted slate grays feel modern and cool, while pure grays are strictly neutral. These are the CSS named grays plus a generated lightness scale.

Named Gray Colors

Black
#000000rgb(0, 0, 0)
DarkSlateGray
#2F4F4Frgb(47, 79, 79)
DimGray
#696969rgb(105, 105, 105)
SlateGray
#708090rgb(112, 128, 144)
Gray
#808080rgb(128, 128, 128)
LightSlateGray
#778899rgb(119, 136, 153)
DarkGray
#A9A9A9rgb(169, 169, 169)
Silver
#C0C0C0rgb(192, 192, 192)
LightGray
#D3D3D3rgb(211, 211, 211)
Gainsboro
#DCDCDCrgb(220, 220, 220)
WhiteSmoke
#F5F5F5rgb(245, 245, 245)

Gray Scale from Light to Dark

A 12-step lightness scale of the core gray hue. Click any swatch for the full breakdown of that color.

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