Grey is the CSS named color #808080 — rgb(128, 128, 128), hsl(0, 0%, 50%). Its relative luminance is 0.216, giving 3.95:1 against white and 5.32:1 against black, so it works as a text color on black.
| HEX | #808080 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(128, 128, 128) |
| HSL | hsl(0, 0%, 50%) |
| Relative luminance | 0.2159 |
| Contrast on white | 3.95:1 large text only |
| Contrast on black | 5.32:1 AA pass |
Built by mixing grey toward white (four steps) and toward black (four steps) while keeping the hue. Use the shades generator for a different step count or to add harmony sets.
Closest by CIELAB distance (ΔE76). For perceptual matching in a design system, compare in OKLab before locking a token.
grey is #808080, which is rgb(128, 128, 128) and hsl(0, 0%, 50%). It is one of the 148 CSS named colors defined by the CSS Color Module Level 4.
Grey has a relative luminance of 0.216 on a 0–1 scale, so it is a dark color. Against white it scores 3.95:1; against black, 5.32:1.
grey reaches 5.32:1 against black, which clears WCAG 2.2 AA for normal text (4.5:1) at any size.