Colours of screens and design
Websites, apps, film and anything lit from behind.
#808080
Grey
A neutral colour between black and white, seen in clouds, ash, and undyed woolBasic colour
#708090
Slate gray
A bluish-grey colour named after the stone used in roofs and buildingNamed shade
Grey
Greyscale
Images made up only of shades of grey, from black to whiteNamed shade
#777777
Gray card
A neutral grey reference card for setting exposure and colour balance in photographyNamed shade
Grey
Middle gray
A neutral tone halfway between black and white, used to calibrate cameras and printsNamed shade
#696969
Dim gray
A dark grey defined for web and digital useNamed shade
#808080
Gray (web)
The standard mid-tone between white and black on screensStandard colour
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Slate gray: Zureks, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Greyscale: Unknown author, CC BY 4.0, source
- Gray card: Christian H., Public domain, source
- Grey: John Fowler, CC BY 2.0, source