HTML Color Shades
Shades of Gray
Gray colors are displayed using an equal amount of power to all of the light sources.
To make it easy for you to select a gray color we have compiled a table of gray shades for you:
Gray Shades | HEX | RGB |
---|---|---|
#000000 | rgb(0,0,0) | |
#080808 | rgb(8,8,8) | |
#101010 | rgb(16,16,16) | |
#181818 | rgb(24,24,24) | |
#202020 | rgb(32,32,32) | |
#282828 | rgb(40,40,40) | |
#303030 | rgb(48,48,48) | |
#383838 | rgb(56,56,56) | |
#404040 | rgb(64,64,64) | |
#484848 | rgb(72,72,72) | |
#505050 | rgb(80,80,80) | |
#585858 | rgb(88,88,88) | |
#606060 | rgb(96,96,96) | |
#686868 | rgb(104,104,104) | |
#707070 | rgb(112,112,112) | |
#787878 | rgb(120,120,120) | |
#808080 | rgb(128,128,128) | |
#888888 | rgb(136,136,136) | |
#909090 | rgb(144,144,144) | |
#989898 | rgb(152,152,152) | |
#A0A0A0 | rgb(160,160,160) | |
#A8A8A8 | rgb(168,168,168) | |
#B0B0B0 | rgb(176,176,176) | |
#B8B8B8 | rgb(184,184,184) | |
#C0C0C0 | rgb(192,192,192) | |
#C8C8C8 | rgb(200,200,200) | |
#D0D0D0 | rgb(208,208,208) | |
#D8D8D8 | rgb(216,216,216) | |
#E0E0E0 | rgb(224,224,224) | |
#E8E8E8 | rgb(232,232,232) | |
#F0F0F0 | rgb(240,240,240) | |
#F8F8F8 | rgb(248,248,248) | |
#FFFFFF | rgb(255,255,255) |
16 Million Different Colors
The combination of Red, Green and Blue values from 0 to 255 gives a total of more than 16 million different colors to play with (256 x 256 x 256).
Most modern monitors are capable of displaying at least 16384 different colors.
If you look at the color table below, you will see the result of varying the red light from 0 to 255, while keeping the green and blue light at zero.
To see a full list of color mixes when the red light varies from 0 to 255, click on one of the hex or rgb values below.
In the Stone Age
In the stone age, when computers only supported 256 different colors, a list of 216 "Web Safe Colors" was suggested as a Web standard, reserving 40 fixed system colors.
This 216 cross-browser color palette was created to ensure that all computers would display colors correctly:
000000 | 000033 | 000066 | 000099 | 0000CC | 0000FF |
003300 | 003333 | 003366 | 003399 | 0033CC | 0033FF |
006600 | 006633 | 006666 | 006699 | 0066CC | 0066FF |
009900 | 009933 | 009966 | 009999 | 0099CC | 0099FF |
00CC00 | 00CC33 | 00CC66 | 00CC99 | 00CCCC | 00CCFF |
00FF00 | 00FF33 | 00FF66 | 00FF99 | 00FFCC | 00FFFF |
330000 | 330033 | 330066 | 330099 | 3300CC | 3300FF |
333300 | 333333 | 333366 | 333399 | 3333CC | 3333FF |
336600 | 336633 | 336666 | 336699 | 3366CC | 3366FF |
339900 | 339933 | 339966 | 339999 | 3399CC | 3399FF |
33CC00 | 33CC33 | 33CC66 | 33CC99 | 33CCCC | 33CCFF |
33FF00 | 33FF33 | 33FF66 | 33FF99 | 33FFCC | 33FFFF |
660000 | 660033 | 660066 | 660099 | 6600CC | 6600FF |
663300 | 663333 | 663366 | 663399 | 6633CC | 6633FF |
666600 | 666633 | 666666 | 666699 | 6666CC | 6666FF |
669900 | 669933 | 669966 | 669999 | 6699CC | 6699FF |
66CC00 | 66CC33 | 66CC66 | 66CC99 | 66CCCC | 66CCFF |
66FF00 | 66FF33 | 66FF66 | 66FF99 | 66FFCC | 66FFFF |
990000 | 990033 | 990066 | 990099 | 9900CC | 9900FF |
993300 | 993333 | 993366 | 993399 | 9933CC | 9933FF |
996600 | 996633 | 996666 | 996699 | 9966CC | 9966FF |
999900 | 999933 | 999966 | 999999 | 9999CC | 9999FF |
99CC00 | 99CC33 | 99CC66 | 99CC99 | 99CCCC | 99CCFF |
99FF00 | 99FF33 | 99FF66 | 99FF99 | 99FFCC | 99FFFF |
CC0000 | CC0033 | CC0066 | CC0099 | CC00CC | CC00FF |
CC3300 | CC3333 | CC3366 | CC3399 | CC33CC | CC33FF |
CC6600 | CC6633 | CC6666 | CC6699 | CC66CC | CC66FF |
CC9900 | CC9933 | CC9966 | CC9999 | CC99CC | CC99FF |
CCCC00 | CCCC33 | CCCC66 | CCCC99 | CCCCCC | CCCCFF |
CCFF00 | CCFF33 | CCFF66 | CCFF99 | CCFFCC | CCFFFF |
FF0000 | FF0033 | FF0066 | FF0099 | FF00CC | FF00FF |
FF3300 | FF3333 | FF3366 | FF3399 | FF33CC | FF33FF |
FF6600 | FF6633 | FF6666 | FF6699 | FF66CC | FF66FF |
FF9900 | FF9933 | FF9966 | FF9999 | FF99CC | FF99FF |
FFCC00 | FFCC33 | FFCC66 | FFCC99 | FFCCCC | FFCCFF |
FFFF00 | FFFF33 | FFFF66 | FFFF99 | FFFFCC | FFFFFF |