Gray/Grey
Common connotations
pessimism,depression,boredom,neutrality,undefinedness,old age,contentment andelegance
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#808080
sRGBB (r,g,b)	(128, 128, 128)
HSV (h,s,v)	(0°, 0%, 50%)
CIELChuv (L,C,h)	(54, 0, 0°)
Source	HTML/CSS[1]
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

Variations ofgray or grey include achromaticgrayscale shades, which lie exactly betweenwhite andblack, and nearby colors with lowcolorfulness. A selection of a number of these various colors is shown below.

Below is a chart showing the computerweb color grays. Anachromatic gray is a gray color in which the red, green, and blue codes are exactly equal. The web colorsgray,gainsboro,light gray,dark gray, anddim gray are all achromatic colors. Achromatic gray is a gray color in which the red, green, and blue codes are not exactly equal, but are close to each other, which is what makes it a shade of gray.

The colorswhite andblack are not usually thought of as shades of gray, but they can be thought of as shades of achromatic gray, as both contain equal amounts of red, blue and green. White is at the extreme upper end of the achromaticvalue scale and black is at the extreme lower end of the achromatic value scale, with all the colors normally considered tones of achromatic gray colors in between. Since achromatic colors have no hue, the hue code (h code) is left blank for achromatic colors (usually marked as a dash).

White
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#FFFFFF
sRGBB (r,g,b)	(255, 255, 255)
HSV (h,s,v)	(0°, 0%, 100%)
CIELChuv (L,C,h)	(100, 0, 0°)
Source	By definition
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

White is a color, theperception of which is evoked bylight that stimulates all three types of color sensitivecone cells in the human eye in equal amounts and with highbrightness compared to the surroundings. A white visual stimulation will be void ofhue and grayness. White is the lightest possible color.

Achromatic grays are colors in which the RGB (red, green, and blue) values are exactly equal. Since achromatic grays have no hue, the hue code (the h in the hsv values of the color) is indicated with a dash. Achromatic grays are the axis of thecolor sphere, with white at thenorth pole and black at thesouth pole of the color sphere. The various tones of achromatic gray are along the axis of the color sphere from white at the top of the axis to black at the bottom of the axis.

Gray/Grey
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#808080
sRGBB (r,g,b)	(128, 128, 128)
HSV (h,s,v)	(0°, 0%, 50%)
CIELChuv (L,C,h)	(54, 0, 0°)
Source	HTML/CSS[1]
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Medium gray
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

At right is displayed the colorgray.

The first recorded use ofgray as a color name in the English language was in 700.^[2]

This tone of gray (HTML gray) is universally used as the standard for gray because it is that tone of gray which is halfway between white and black.^{[citation needed]}

Gainsboro
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#DCDCDC
sRGBB (r,g,b)	(220, 220, 220)
HSV (h,s,v)	(0°, 0%, 86%)
CIELChuv (L,C,h)	(88, 0, 0°)
Source	X11
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Greenish gray
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

At right is displayed theweb colorGainsboro

Gainsboro is a pale tone of gray named after british painterThomas Gainsborough.^[3]

Prior to standardization as a web color,Gainsboro was included as one of theX11 color names.^[4] It was, however, absent from the original 1987 version of the list,^[5] but present in Paul Raveling's version^[6] which added, amongst other things, "[l]ight and off-white colors, copied from several Sinclair Paints color samples".^[7]

Silver
Silver ingots
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#C0C0C0
sRGBB (r,g,b)	(192, 192, 192)
HSV (h,s,v)	(0°, 0%, 75%)
CIELChuv (L,C,h)	(78, 0, 0°)
Source	HTML/CSS[1]
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Light gray
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

Displayed at right is theweb colorsilver

This color is a representation of the color of the metalsilver.

This is supposed to be ametallic color; however, there is no mechanism for displaying metallic colors on a flat computer screen.

Medium gray
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#BEBEBE
sRGBB (r,g,b)	(190, 190, 190)
HSV (h,s,v)	(0°, 0%, 75%)
CIELChuv (L,C,h)	(77, 0, 0°)
Source	X11
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Light gray
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

At right is displayed the colormedium gray, orgray in theX11 color names, which is lighter than the HTML/CSS gray shown below. The coordinates in the X11 were set at 190 to avoid gray being displayed as white on 2-bit grayscale displays.^[8]

See the chartColor names that clash between X11 and HTML/CSS in the X11 color names article to see those colors which are different in HTML/CSS and X11.

Spanish gray
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#989898
sRGBB (r,g,b)	(152, 152, 152)
HSV (h,s,v)	(0°, 0%, 60%)
CIELChuv (L,C,h)	(63, 0, 0°)
Source	Gallego and Sanz[9]
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Medium gray
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

Spanish gray is the color that is calledgris (gray in Spanish) in theGuía de coloraciones (Guide to colorations) by Rosa Gallego andJuan Carlos Sanz, a color dictionary published in 2005 that is widely popular in the Hispanophone realm.

Davy's gray
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#555555
sRGBB (r,g,b)	(85, 85, 85)
HSV (h,s,v)	(0°, 0%, 33%)
CIELChuv (L,C,h)	(36, 0, 0°)
Source	ISCC-NBS[usurped]
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Dark gray
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

Davy's gray is a dark gray color, made from powderedslate,iron oxide andcarbon black named forHenry Davy.^[10][11]

The first recorded use ofDavy's gray as a color name in English was around 1940.^[12][13]

Tundora
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#404040
sRGBB (r,g,b)	(64, 64, 64)
HSV (h,s,v)	(0°, 0%, 25%)
CIELChuv (L,C,h)	(27, 0, 0°)
Source	The Color API[14]
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

Tundora refers to a dark shade of gray which lies between gray and black.

Off-grays are colors that are very close to achromatic grays, but whose red, green, and blue color codes are not exactly equal.

Xanadu
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#738678
sRGBB (r,g,b)	(115, 134, 120)
HSV (h,s,v)	(136°, 14%, 53%)
CIELChuv (L,C,h)	(54, 13, 138°)
Source	Xona.com color list, in turn from the 2001 Resene RGB Values List
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Moderate green
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

Displayed in the adjacent image is the colorxanadu.

The color "xanadu" is a greenish-gray color whose name is derived from thePhilodendron.^[15] The color ultimately comes from the 2001 Resene RGB Values List.^[16]

Platinum
Platinum crystals
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#E5E4E2
sRGBB (r,g,b)	(229, 228, 226)
HSV (h,s,v)	(40°, 1%, 90%)
CIELChuv (L,C,h)	(91, 2, 68°)
Source	Maerz and Paul[17][18]
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Yellowish white
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

Platinum is a color that is the metallictint of pale grayish-white resembling the metalplatinum.

This is supposed to be a metallic color; however, there is no mechanism for displaying metallic colors on a flat computer screen.

The first recorded use ofplatinum as a color name in English was in 1918.^[19]

Ash gray
Wood ash from acampfire
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#B2BEB5
sRGBB (r,g,b)	(178, 190, 181)
HSV (h,s,v)	(135°, 6%, 75%)
CIELChuv (L,C,h)	(76, 8, 138°)
Source	ISCC-NBS[usurped]
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Pale green
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

Displayed in the adjacent image is the colorash gray.

The colorash gray is a representation of the color of ash; also known (from its name in Latin language) ascinereous.

The first recorded use ofash gray as a color name in English was in 1374.^[20]

Battleship gray
The battleshipUSSWisconsin
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#848482
sRGBB (r,g,b)	(132, 132, 130)
HSV (h,s,v)	(60°, 2%, 52%)
CIELChuv (L,C,h)	(55, 2, 86°)
Source	ISCC-NBS[usurped]
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Medium gray
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

The colorbattleship gray is displayed in the adjacent image. It is so called because the color is the shade of gray from the specularmicaceoushematite paint used for rustproofing iron and steelbattleships.^[21]

Thenormalized color coordinates for battleship gray are identical toold silver, first recorded as a color name inEnglish in 1905.^[22]

Gunmetal
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#2A3439
sRGBB (r,g,b)	(42, 52, 57)
HSV (h,s,v)	(200°, 26%, 22%)
CIELChuv (L,C,h)	(21, 6, 224°)
Source	Encycolorpedia
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Blackish green
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

Gunmetal is a shade of gray that has a bluish purple tinge.^[23] It describes the color of several metals used in industrial applications, such as tarnishedgunmetal, orparkerized steel.

Lead Gray
Oxidized lead nodules and a high purity lead cube
Common connotations
Lead, Blacktin
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#7D7D7C
sRGBB (r,g,b)	(125, 125, 124)
HSV (h,s,v)	(60°, 1%, 49%)
CIELChuv (L,C,h)	(52, 1, 86°)
Source	Dulux Trade[24]
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

Lead gray is a shade of gray resembling the color of alead nodule. This color is widely used as awall paint color.^[25]

Charcoal
Charcoal
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#36454F
sRGBB (r,g,b)	(54, 69, 79)
HSV (h,s,v)	(204°, 32%, 31%)
CIELChuv (L,C,h)	(28, 12, 231°)
Source	ISCC-NBS[usurped]
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Dark grayish blue
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

Charcoal is a color that is a representation of the dark gray color ofburned wood.

The first recorded use ofcharcoal as a color name in English was in 1606.^[26]

Stone gray
Indian 500 rupee note, obverse and reverse
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#928E85
sRGBB (r,g,b)	(146, 142, 133)
HSV (h,s,v)	(42°, 9%, 57%)
CIELChuv (L,C,h)	(59, 8, 69°)
Source	List of RAL colors
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Light grayish olive
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

Stone gray^[27] is a color represented in the list of RAL classic colors fromRAL colour standard. This is the main color on theIndian 500-rupee note.

Cool grays have noticeablybluish,greenish, orvioletish hues.

Cool gray
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#9090C0
sRGBB (r,g,b)	(144, 144, 192)
HSV (h,s,v)	(240°, 25%, 75%)
CIELChuv (L,C,h)	(61, 40, 266°)
Source	ISCC-NBS[usurped]
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Light purplish blue
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

Cool gray, is a medium light color gray mixed with the colorblue.

This color is a dull shade ofblue-gray.

This color is identical with color sample No. 203 (identified asgray blue) at the following website:http://tx4.us/nbs/nbs-g.htm^[usurped]—The ISCC-NBS Dictionary of Colo(u)r Names (1955), a website for stamp collectors to evaluate the colors of their stamps.

PoetGeorge Sterling once wrote a poem callingSan Francisco the "cool grey city of love"^[28] The phrasecool grey as applied to San Francisco refers to the frequentfogs from the Pacific Ocean that envelop the city.

Cadet gray
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#91A3B0
sRGBB (r,g,b)	(145, 163, 176)
HSV (h,s,v)	(205°, 18%, 69%)
CIELChuv (L,C,h)	(66, 16, 231°)
Source	ISCC-NBS[usurped]
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Grayish blue
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

Cadet gray is a slightly bluish shade of gray. The first recorded use ofcadet grey as a color name in English was in 1912.^[29]

Before 1912, the wordcadet gray was used as a name for a type of military issue uniforms. Most famously, it was the color of the uniforms of theConfederate Army. In 1815, it had earlier become the color of the uniforms of theUnited States Military Academy (West Point).^[30]

Blue-gray
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#6699CC
sRGBB (r,g,b)	(102, 153, 204)
HSV (h,s,v)	(210°, 50%, 80%)
CIELChuv (L,C,h)	(62, 54, 244°)
Source	Crayola
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Light blue
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

Blue-gray was aCrayola crayon color from 1958 to 1990.

Glaucous
Glaucous gull
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#6082B6
sRGBB (r,g,b)	(96, 130, 182)
HSV (h,s,v)	(216°, 47%, 71%)
CIELChuv (L,C,h)	(54, 51, 250°)
Source	ISCC-NBS[usurped]
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Moderate blue
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

Glaucous (from the Latinglaucus, meaning "bluish-gray", from the Greekglaukos) is used to describe the pale gray or blue appearance of the surfaces of some plants, as well as in the names of birds, such as theglaucous gull (Larus hyperboreus),glaucous-winged gull (Larus glaucescens),glaucous macaw (Anodorhynchus glaucus), andglaucous tanager (Thraupis glaucocolpa).

Slate gray
Samples ofslate
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#708090
sRGBB (r,g,b)	(112, 128, 144)
HSV (h,s,v)	(210°, 22%, 56%)
CIELChuv (L,C,h)	(53, 17, 239°)
Source	X11
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Grayish blue
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

Slate gray is a gray color with a slightazure tinge that is a representation of the average color of the materialslate.

The first recorded use ofslate gray as a color name in English was in 1705.^[31]

Gray-green
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#5E716A
sRGBB (r,g,b)	(94, 113, 106)
HSV (h,s,v)	(158°, 17%, 44%)
CIELChuv (L,C,h)	(46, 10, 161°)
Source	ISCC-NBS[32]
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Grayish green
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

Gray-green (also known asgrayish-green,greenish-gray,emerald-gray, orgreen-gray) is a greenish-gray color.

Marengo
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#4C5866
sRGBB (r,g,b)	(76, 88, 102)
HSV (h,s,v)	(212°, 25%, 40%)
CIELChuv (L,C,h)	(37, 14, 242°)
Source	[33][34]
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Grayish blue
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

Marengo is a shade of gray (black with gray tinge) or blue colors.^[35][36] Sometimes the color is described as the color of a wet asphalt.

Nardo gray
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#686a6c
sRGBB (r,g,b)	(104, 106, 108)
HSV (h,s,v)	(210°, 4%, 42%)
CIELChuv (L,C,h)	(45, 2, 236°)
Source	[Unsourced]
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

Nardo gray is a color chosen byAudi in 2013 for their new RS7.^[37] Since featuring this color, many other vehicle companies copied their lead and introduced a similar color availability for their cars and SUVs.^[38]

The color code is Y7C.^[39]

Warm grays are colors that are noticeablybrownish,pinkish grays, or reddishpurple grays. The color brown is itself a dark shade oforange. Brown colors also include dark shades ofrose,red, andamber. Pink colors include light tones of rose, red, and orange. These tones of pink become warm grays when they are mixed with gray.

Rose quartz
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#AA98A9
sRGBB (r,g,b)	(170, 152, 169)
HSV (h,s,v)	(303°, 11%, 67%)
CIELChuv (L,C,h)	(65, 14, 310°)
Source	ISCC-NBS[usurped]
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Pale purple
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

There is a grayish tone ofrose calledrose quartz.

The first recorded use ofrose quartz as a color name in English was in 1926.^[40]

Cinereous
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#98817B
sRGBB (r,g,b)	(152, 129, 123)
HSV (h,s,v)	(12°, 19%, 60%)
CIELChuv (L,C,h)	(56, 16, 27°)
Source	Maerz and Paul[41]
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Light grayish brown
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

Cinereous is a color, ashy gray in appearance, either consisting of or resembling ashes, or a gray color tinged withcopperybrown. It is derived from the Latincinereous, fromcinis (ashes).

The first recorded use ofcinereous as a color name in English was in 1661.^[42]

Taupe
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#483C32
sRGBB (r,g,b)	(72, 60, 50)
HSV (h,s,v)	(27°, 31%, 28%)
CIELChuv (L,C,h)	(26, 11, 47°)
Source	ISCC-NBS[usurped]
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Dark grayish yellowish brown
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

The color displayed at right matches the color sample calledtaupe referenced below in the 1930 bookA Dictionary of Color, the world standard for color terms before the invention of computers. However, the wordtaupe may often be used to refer to lighter shades of taupe today, and therefore another name for this color isdark taupe.

The first use oftaupe as a color name in English was in the early 19th century.^[43]

Greige
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#CCC2BA
sRGBB (r,g,b)	(204, 194, 186)
HSV (h,s,v)	(27°, 9%, 80%)
CIELChuv (L,C,h)	(79, 10, 49°)
Source	TheColorsMeaning
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Reddish Gray
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

This is a warm gray that combinesbeige and gray. Its name is believed to have originated from the French word "gris," meaning gray.

Georgio Armani pioneered its use in fashion in 1975.

• Eigengrau
• Feldgrau
• Payne's gray
• Shades of black
• Shades of white

• Maerz, Aloys John and Paul, M. Rea (1930)A Dictionary of Color, New York: McGraw-Hill

• Shades of gray
• Shades of black

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