How many shades of gray are there?

There is no fixed number: any color with a gray hue can be called a shade of gray. This page lists 678 named shades, from darkest to lightest.

What are the most common shades of gray?

Common named shades include Gunmetal (#2A3439), Jet Black (#343434), Onyx (#353935), Graphite (#383838), Taupe (#483C32), Charcoal (#36454F).

What is the hex code for gray?

Pure gray is usually given as #808080, but every shade listed here has its own code.

Shades of gray

678 named shades of gray with their hex codes, sorted from darkest to lightest. Click any color for its RGB, HSL and CMYK values, matching colors and palettes.

Popular shades of gray

All 651 more shades of gray

#1f2133Eclipse Elixir
#222233Black Velvet
#3e2723Ethereal Espresso
#3c2f23Cola
#1e3442Blue Whale
#293432Aztec
#3b2f2fSmoked Black Coffee
#333232Dark Charcoal
#313330Oil
#393227Creole
#1e3642Into the Night
#2f3434Phantom Ship
#333333Carbon
#243640Petrol Slumber
#3d322eSix Feet Under
#333344Shuriken
#35343fWitches Cauldron
#303543Total Eclipse
#203943Astral Nomad
#3a3532Kilimanjaro
#3c3535After Dark
#1c3b42Royal Neptune
#393540Professor Plum
#353838Wet Concrete
#443240Voodoo
#36383cVulcan
#383838Lacquered Liquorice
#1c3d44Sunken Harbour
#303a40Tempest in a Teapot
#45362bDark Rum
#37393eArtist’s Charcoal
#403547Royal Decree
#38393fAfter Midnight
#41373aVoid Wellness Coach
#3c393dMoonless Night
#443736Cowboy
#3f3939Eclipse
#363b43Do Not Disturb
#3b3b3dCoal Hard Truth
#45392fBatch Brew
#3b3c36Black Olive
#473933Film Noir
#4b373aVibrant Vine
#3b3c41In the Dark
#3f3c43Tuxedo
#224347Emerald Forest
#3b3f40Tamahagane
#353f51Dark & Stormy
#393f4bInkblot
#413d4bItalian Grape
#463d3eBlack Truffle
#483c41Pitch Black
#27454aMysterious Waters
#2d454aLittle Mermaid
#3c4151Lava Stone
#44413cDeepest Nightmare
#3e4244Metropolitan Silhouette
#553b39Monkey Island
#424242Black Panther
#3f4250Madonna
#3b444bArsenic
#41434eMidnight Serenade
#3c463eDeep Forest
#424443Vulcanised
#414549Stargazing
#3f4551Dark Crypt
#3d474bLights Out
#49463fWhiskey and Wine
#46473eHeavy Metal
#424753Midnight Sky
#3e4855Starless Night
#4a4747Dampened Black
#484753Gun Powder
#414a4cDark Space
#4f4554Black Magic
#4f4744Espresso Macchiato
#46494eTuna
#444b43Ancient Pine
#484a46Armadillo
#344d58Nocturne
#444b4aMoonless Sky
#424c4aUrban Chic
#554747Chinotto
#404c57Abyssal
#474c50Witchcraft
#4c4b4cShady Character
#3c4f4eNight Watch
#494c55Deep Night
#474d52Sooty Lashes
#524b4bMatterhorn
#574a47Molasses
#494d55Isolation
#494e4fCover of Night
#534c4bOff the Beaten Path
#4f4e4aSubterrain Kingdom
#445055Obsidian
#4d503cKelp
#37525fMoonlit Sonata
#5e4a47Mustang
#445155Descent Into the Catacombs
#624a49Dark Chocolate
#495252Dark as Night
#3e5361Dark Secret
#654a46Liver
#525054Magnet
#43535eNightfall
#455454All Nighter
#604d47Lynx
#4c5356Trout
#3b5760Great Void
#57534bMasala
#60504bChocolate Pretzel
#565350Heavy Charcoal
#46565fGood Night!
#605244Volcanic Island
#565266Freefall
#3f5865Stargazer
#525463Black Orchid
#555555Stone Cold
#605258Pinot Noir
#4e5a4aVerdant Hush
#545663Blackwater
#4b5a62Fiord
#475c5dWoodland Night
#5e5755Smokescreen
#405e5cRosemary
#61574eMajor Brown
#4d5a6bStorm Rising
#5f5854Bark
#61584fMetropolis
#4a5d5fStill Waters Run Deep
#555b59Crucible
#4a5c6aSeven Seas
#625665Fedora
#675850Squirrel’s Cache
#665a51Underground
#535e64Lava Rock
#665b4eAncient Oak
#5c5d5dKnight’s Armour
#625c58Caveman
#5a5e61Blindfolded
#5e5e5eIron
#566062Yacht Club
#605d6bSmoky
#635d63Wonder Wine
#605e63Cloak Gray
#5c606eConcrete Landscape
#6c5e53Kabul
#5f606eVenus Mist
#5e6354Black Forest
#67614fIvy Topiary
#566373Midnight Shadow
#676168Excalibur
#59656dStreets of London
#526771Silent Night
#556962Dark Forest
#616669Gray Web
#5f6957Italian Basil
#73645cMorel
#74626dChimaera
#796359Bear Hug
#6c685eCatch of the Day
#656874Alley Cat
#7b645aRanch House
#726854Treasure Chest
#6b6965Volcanic Rock
#716675Rum
#6e6a5eArchaeology
#5f6d6eWrapped in Twilight
#6a6b65Armoury
#646b7aAshen Whisper
#6d6c5fKnit Cardigan
#746a5eGranite
#7d685bWarrior
#686d70Beautiful Darkness
#6b6d6aShadows
#656e72Batman
#766b69Acoustic Brown
#7c6d61Namibia
#816c5eCaribou
#756f6bAnchovy
#766d7cMamba
#6b717aMade in the Shade
#7b6c7cSakura Night
#806b77Moonscape
#747261Organic
#737274Paris Paving
#757461Mangrove
#757374Bank Vault
#7c7173Empress
#78736eGauntlet Gray
#67786eCamping Trip
#7f735fHandmade
#6f7678Volcanic Ash
#66787eNight Rendezvous
#7e7466Bat Wing
#7b737bCement Feet
#5e7b7fNorth Atlantic
#787489Flying Carpet
#78776fWolf Pack
#6e797bPhantom
#777777Lucky Gray
#5e7e7dStream Burble
#657d82Catfish
#807872Gotham
#657f7aUnderwater World
#81777fChain Mail
#747a8aAbandoned Spaceship
#7a7c76Gunsmoke
#6b7f81Blue Blood
#747f71Camo Clay
#6a7f8bCitadel
#767d86Nocturnal
#827b77Mule
#7d7d77Moon Base
#6e8082Stormy Sea
#7e7d88Silver Surfer
#787e93Your Shadow
#70818eStormy Oceans
#6a8389Puddle Jumper
#728284Classic Movie
#648589Arctic
#897d76Moon Rock
#827f79Concord
#7e8082Ironside
#7c8181Whale
#698589Thundercloud
#8d7e6dTeakwood
#8b7e77Hurricane
#7f8181Mt. Rushmore
#907e6cWet Taupe
#74857fArmour
#828287Lunar Outpost
#987d73Hemp
#698890Gothic
#8f7f85Mighty Mauve
#7d848bSerious Cloud
#858381Lingering Storm
#848482Old Silver
#818581Happy Hippo
#84838eIn the Twilight
#987e7eOpium
#7e8590Smoky Studio
#848393Mecha Metal
#838585Gryphon
#7d8878Majestic Evergreen
#858585Black Mana
#7f8793Sea Lion
#848789Aluminium
#8b8680Petrified
#878785Jumbo
#888877Kosher Khaki
#878786Lunar Base
#878787Mithril
#8b8685Detective Coat
#888888Argent
#84898cMonument
#838996Roman Silver
#888899Dusty Chimney
#948593Femme Fatale
#8e8987Chorus of Elephants
#828e84Mummy’s Tomb
#92898aZinc
#898c92Nuts and Bolts
#8c8d91Tin Moon
#918c8fGull
#72939eCavolo Nero
#8f8e8cPedigrey
#9b8b84Ruins of Metal
#8f917cFarmer’s Market
#7c939dInland Waters
#a48a80Earthbound
#948e90Hong Kong Mist
#998e83Eiffel Tower
#8a9480Aloe Tip
#919191Tin
#929292Nickel
#8f9394Gray Area
#969389Lost Space
#989493Flint Rock
#8d95aaSilverfish
#a2919bNirvana
#90979bSteely Gray
#849c8dMother Earth
#91979fGrisaille
#9b959cLunar Light
#9596a4Too Big to Whale
#a29587Smoking Mirror
#999988Concrete Jungle
#9698a3Dark Ages
#999a86Lemongrass
#829f96Japanese Bonsai
#999999Million Gray
#a99592Cortex
#9998a7Lavender Ash
#a99593Sphinx
#a6978aEarl Gray
#a19986Nomad
#8d9ca7Lost at Sea
#8b9cacBlank Stare
#a5988aShiitake
#9999aaMachinery
#9f9b84Knock on Wood
#999b9bWalrus
#979ba8Dusky Mood
#a3999cWalkway
#979ea1Happy Cement
#a0a09cGateway Gray
#b39c8cSombrero
#94a2b1Robotic Gods
#b79c94Creamed Caramel
#a3a2a1Shadow of the Colossus
#9ea4a5Statuary
#aca28fSage the Day
#88aaaaHarbour Mist
#9fa5a5Silent Film
#a6a6a6Quicksilver
#afa696Forgotten Sandstone
#a7a7a7Moon Landing
#a1a9a9Crown of Ash
#a9a8a9Ultimate Gray
#a8a9a8Elephant in the Room
#aba9a0Windless Morning
#aaaa99Humble Hippo
#a6ab9bMoorland
#b7a5adFoggy Plum
#acaaa7Cathedral
#94b1a9Ninja Turtle
#b3a9a3Muted Mauve
#9aafafStormy Bay
#b7a8a3Martini
#b5ab9cDesert Dune
#9fafbdLost in Time
#98b2b4Ether
#c4a7a1Sable Cloaked
#96b3b3Cool
#a9afaaPigeon
#baaaaaGray Sheep
#b3ada7Dove
#b5acabRose Ashes
#abb39eGargoyle
#baaea8Taupedo
#b6b0a9Mercurial
#a9b4a9Alpine Air
#b2b2adSteam Engine
#b8b1a5Silver Lining
#b2b2b2Tangled Web
#9ab8c2Shallow Sea
#aab5b8Casper
#b3b2bfNebulous December
#c1b19dWarm Neutral
#bbb3a2Ashes to Ashes
#b2b5afMagnetic
#b9b4b1Gray Marble
#b8b5adBurnt Letters
#bfb3abHipster Hippo
#b5b6b7Wolfram
#c2b4a7Couch Potato
#cdb1abGarden Snail
#bcb7adGhost Writer
#a1bdbfSeafoam Whisper
#bcb7b1Rampart
#bab8adZen Pebble
#a6bcbeSeafoam Slate
#b0b8ccEthereal Mist
#b4b9b9Provence Wind
#b7b9b5Greystone
#c1b7b0Sand Ripples
#bfb9aaTechno Taupe
#c2b8aeMoonbeam
#cab5b2Cold Turkey
#bebaa7Ash
#c0b9acCity Dweller
#aebbd0Sailor Boy
#b0bcc3Stormy
#b8b9cbCosmic
#c4b9b8Nebulous
#a5c1c0Wild Life
#c4bba5Forgotten Tusk
#abbed0Rendez-Blue
#bbbcbcDust to Dust
#babcc0Microchip
#b4bdc7Stainless Steel
#c1bcacPelican
#bdbaceBlue Haze
#cabaa9Dinosaur Egg
#afbed4Supremely Cool
#bdbcc4Silver Fox
#b5c0b3Irish Moor
#cabab1Smooth Pebbles
#b6bdd0Arctic Ice
#b7bdd1Violet Vision
#ccbbaaSmoke Dragon
#babfbcMetal
#bdbebfRough Asphalt
#ccbca9Attic Linen
#bebec4Moonwalk
#c7bdb3Kitty Kitty
#cebbb3Mothy
#c0bfc7Ghost
#cbbbcdLast of the Lilacs
#c5c0b0Stone Fortress
#c2c0baSilverplate
#bdc2bbSilky Green
#b7c2ccIcebreaker
#cabfb4Crumbling Statue
#bfc1cbSlipper Satin
#c0c2c0Waxwing
#c9c0bbWorn Silver
#cfbccfTamed Beauty
#bac3ccYorkshire Cloud
#bcc3c7Metallic
#c1c2c3Magnesium
#b7c5c6Trade Winds
#c0c3c4Foil
#b9c4d2Plein Air
#b2c8bdMisty Morning
#c8c2beDim
#b1c6d6Cloudy Valley
#c4c4c4Explosive Gray
#ccc4b0Seine and Sensibility
#c4c5c6Weathered Stone
#cbc4c0In the Shadows
#c6c6c2Brume
#cfc5afPistachio Shell
#bcc8ccDistant Hills
#cbc5c6Dangerous Robot
#cac7b7Chrome White
#d0c4d3Mecha Kitty
#c6c8cfHerring Silver
#c8c8ccNimbus Cloud
#cdc7c7Silver-Tongued
#d6c6b4Cafe Latte
#cbc9c0Quill Gray
#cbcab6Tropical Fog
#cec9c3Misty Haze
#cfc9c7Warm Ashes
#cecac3Argento
#cbcbcbSilverback
#c7ccceWhere There Is Smoke
#dac9b9Tapioca
#becedbWinter Scene
#dcc6d2Light Lilac
#c7ccd8Winter’s Fury
#cfc9dfDust of the Moon
#d0cbceColumbo’s Coat
#dec6d3Matt Lilac
#cbcdcdIron Fist
#b5d2d8Subtle Breeze
#c7cfc7Murmur
#dacac0Coconut Macaroon
#bdd1d2Windy
#c6cedaSteel Mist
#cbcecfWhisper of Smoke
#c8d0caInfusion
#b7d2e3Delicate Ice
#b6d3dfPale Whale
#cfcfc4Pastel Gray
#c0d0e6Misty Mountains
#d2cfc1Lunar Landing
#d2cfc4Silver Birch
#e1c9d1Sweet and Sassy
#cfcfcfSilver Eagle
#e2c9cePerfume Cloud
#bdd4d1Coast to Coast
#c5d1daPolished Silver
#d0d0c9Silken Pebble
#d8cfbaWarm Oats
#cbd1d0Ghost Whisperer
#c7d1dbMemory Lane
#d0d1c1Wishing Well
#dfcbcfMega Metal Mecha
#ccd0daSteam Bath
#decadeDecadial Pink
#d9cfbeBuff It
#d4d0c5Greybeard
#dfcdc7Lip Gloss
#ddcfb9Cream and Sugar
#ebc9c6Fairy Floss
#dad0bbBell Tower
#ddcfbcMalt
#d2d1cdConcrete
#bfd6d1Aquatic Edge
#d2d1d0Blowing Smoke
#e3cdc2Humble Blush
#c2d5d8Up in the Air
#eacacbPetite Pink
#d5d2c7Soy Milk
#dbd0caMushroom Risotto
#d2d2d4Rapunzel Silver
#dfcfcaWatermelon Milk
#d5d2d1Day on Mercury
#d6d1dcIron Maiden
#cbd4dfEphemeral Blue
#d3d3d3Pinball
#c6d8c7Marsh Fog
#d1d4d1Sterling
#d9d2cdSmoked Oyster
#c3d7e0Skinny Dippin’
#d4d4d4Disco Ball
#d5d5ceKefir
#d8d4d7So Fresh so Clean
#e1d2d5Secret Blush
#d6d6d1Modern Monument
#d9d6cfTimid White
#d6d7d2Fog
#d4d8ceLuna
#d4d8d7Olympus White
#cfd9deZen
#d8d7d9Desired Dawn
#dbd7d0Catacomb Walls
#dcd7cdSkyvory
#d8d8d4Whispering Smoke
#d7d8d9Gliding Feather
#d7d9d5Quiet Dew
#dad9ceFeather
#dbd8daUrban Snowfall
#dadad1Alaska
#ded8dcPebble Beach
#dcd9dbSalt-N-Pepa
#d3dbe2Skyscraper
#dfd8e1Pastel Day
#dfd9daFrozen Mammoth
#d8dbe1Grain of Salt
#d1dde1Head in the Clouds
#d2dde0Memories of Rain
#cedee2High Sierra
#e2d9dbForgotten Mosque
#dadbe1Big Fish to Fry
#dadbe2Muffled White
#d3dde4A Dime a Dozen
#dddcdbPorcelain
#e5dae1Violet Vapour
#e2dcd7Marble Quarry
#ddddddSteam
#e3dcd6Grim Gray
#deddddSilver Lake
#d1e1e4Valley of Tears
#e8dbddHomoeopathic Rose
#dededeKingly Cloud
#e1ded9Closet Skeletons
#e1dedaPrelude to Pink
#dedee5White Elephant
#dfdfdaWhite Bullet
#ebdbddDiscrete Pink
#dbe0e1Drifting Cloud
#dddfe8Delicate Cloud
#dfdfe5Festive Ferret
#e1dfe1Chrome
#dfe0e2Wind Chime
#e2e0dcGhosted
#e5e0d5Hourglass
#e6dee6Peekaboo
#d6e3e7Bare Mintimum
#e1e0ebHomoeopathic Lilac
#e1e1e2Jupiter
#dde2e6Bright Star
#dae3e7Cityscape
#dce3e4Serene
#d8e4e7Inuit Blue
#dde3e7Wind Blown
#e5e2daPaper Castles
#dde3e8Snow Blanket
#d6e5eaDreamstress
#e8e0e9Bubble Bath
#e5e2e1Diamonds in the Sky
#e9e1dfMilk and Cookies
#eee0ddPowder Room
#e9e1e8Violet Vogue
#e7e3dbFoggy Day
#d9e6e8Smoke and Mirrors
#e5e4ddSwan Dive
#dae6e9Airy
#d9e7e3Icelandic Winter
#e6e4deParty Ice
#dbe7e1Celadon Dream
#e1e5e5Shaving Cream
#ebe2e5Meringue Kiss
#dbe7e3Homoeopathic Blue
#eae3e0Disappearing Memories
#ebe3deBookworm
#e5e5e1Apollo Landing
#dee6ecWhite Frost
#e7e5dePuffy Pillow
#e8e5deSnowed In
#e0e6f0Radiant Moon
#e7e6deMorning Bread
#e6e6e3Pearl Brite
#e5e7e4Whale Bone
#dfe9e3Frosty Pink
#f1e4e1Hint of Pink
#e7e7e7Placebo
#e5e8f2Lullaby of Frost
#f2e6e1Homoeopathic Orange
#ede8ddYang Mist
#e8e9e4Pegasus
#ebe8e7Coconut Agony
#eae9e0Polar Bear
#e5eae6Distant Cloud
#efe7ebBride
#eae9e7Glacial Ice
#dfece9Second Wind
#deecedWinter’s Breath
#f1e8dfGardenia
#eee9dfPalladian
#e5ebe6Lightning Bolt
#e9e9f0Diamond Cut
#ebeae5Blanco
#eaeaeaPlaster
#efe9e6Holy Ghost
#ede9efGreek Goddess
#e2ecf2Out Cold
#f4e8e8White Christmas
#deeeedFree Spirit
#edebe1Sauna Steam
#ecebe5Gin Tonic
#ebebe9Mystic White
#f1eae2Refer to the Stars
#ebebebMercury
#eeebe2Coconut Milk
#efebe2Silky White
#e5edf1Morning Mist
#eaede5Silence
#edede4Ivory Wedding
#ebecf5Silver Phoenix
#e2eff3Diamond White
#efeceeSheikh White
#efede6Salt
#eceee6Crème Fraîche
#f1ede5Cow’s Milk
#f0eee4Marshmallow
#f4ede4Angelic White
#eeeeeeSuper Silver
#f2edecVintage Porcelain
#eaeff2Distant Wind Chime
#e8eff8First Snow
#f0eeebMagical Moonlight
#f1eee8Cloud Dancer
#efefe5Oyster Island
#eef0e7Fogtown
#e6f2eaBath Bubbles
#f0efedWhite Glove
#faede6Frothy Milk
#f5efe5White Beach
#f6eeedGrannie’s Pearls
#f2f0e6Marble White
#eff0f0Snowflake
#f2f0e7Whipped Cream
#f2f0e8Cotton Field
#f4efeeAngelic Wings
#eaf2f1Warp Drive

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Questions

How many shades of gray are there?: There is no fixed number: any color with a gray hue can be called a shade of gray. This page lists 678 named shades, from darkest to lightest.
What are the most common shades of gray?: Common named shades include Gunmetal (#2A3439), Jet Black (#343434), Onyx (#353935), Graphite (#383838), Taupe (#483C32), Charcoal (#36454F).
What is the hex code for gray?: Pure gray is usually given as #808080, but every shade listed here has its own code.