What colors make Oxford Gray?
On this page, you will find the Oxford Gray Hex, RGB, Hue Saturation Light (HSL), and CMYK color codes. We also include shades and variations of Oxford Gray, color palettes, and related colors.
Oxford Gray color code
The Oxford Gray hex code is #7F8B9C. The Oxford Gray hex code can be quantified in RGB values which represent the amount of Red, Green and Blue color channels. The RGB value is an estimated amount of red, green, and blue color to create the color Oxford Gray. The RGB estimate is:
- Red: #7F in Hex amounts to 50%
- Green: #8B in Hex amounts to 55%
- Blue: #9C in Hex amounts to 61%
Oxford Gray in HSL
HSL is an acronym which stands for Hue, Saturation, and Lightness. HSL was developed for television and standardized for computer displays.
Hue is the perceived color name. Saturation is the "colorfulness" relative to the color's brightness. Brightness is our human eye's quantifed perception of the spectral light distribution. Lightness is the color brightness relative to a perceived similarly illuminated white.
Brightness and "colorfulness" are absolute measures, while Lightness and and Saturation are relative measures.
Oxford Gray is 215deg, 13%, 55% HSL.
- Hue: 215deg
- Saturation: 13%
- Light: 55%
Oxford Gray color in CMYK color model
The CMYK color model is commonly used in printing. The CMYK acronym stands for Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and Key. Where key is black. Since the black color is the absence of light, the CMYK is a subtractive color model. White light minus red is cyan, minus green is magenta, minus blue is yellow.
Oxford Gray is 19% 11% 0% 39% CMYK.
- Cyan: 19%
- Magenta: 11%
- Yellow: 0%
- Key (or Black): 39%
Different shades of Oxford Gray
According to its HSL value, Oxford Gray contains about 55% of brightness.
Below are the all the values in HEX, HSL and CMYK color spaces for each shade variations:
- Hex HSL CMYK
- #E2E4E8 215deg, 12%, 90% 2%, 1%, 0%, 99%
- #C5CAD2 215deg, 12%, 80% 6%, 3%, 0%, 99%
- #A8B0BC 215deg, 12%, 70% 10%, 6%, 0%, 99%
- #8B96A6 215deg, 12%, 60% 15%, 9%, 0%, 99%
- #6F7C8F 215deg, 12%, 50% 22%, 13%, 0%, 99%
- #586373 215deg, 12%, 40% 22%, 13%, 0%, 99%
- #424A56 215deg, 12%, 30% 22%, 13%, 0%, 99%
- #2C3139 215deg, 12%, 20% 22%, 13%, 0%, 99%
- #16181C 215deg, 12%, 10% 22%, 13%, 0%, 99%
Accessibility tips when using the color Oxford Gray
Ensure your content remains available to the broadest possible audience. Make sure the text color has enough contrast with its background. When using Oxford Gray on text, we recommend you use black for the background.
The reason Oxford Gray contrasts better with a black background is because Oxford Gray has a degree of brightness of 55% which provides better contrast on a dark background.
The Oxford Gray color palette hex codes.
There are a few color palettes available when working with Oxford Gray, but below is our favorite:
- Pebble
#9D9880 - Knock On Wood
#9F9B84 - Vineyard
#819E84 - Parisian Patina
#7D9B89 - Japanese Bonsai
#829F96 - Tempest
#79839B
By interpolating Hue and Saturation values, we can also generate great color palettes inspired from Oxford Gray
- Walrus
#999B9B - Flint Rock
#989493 - Steely Grey
#90979B - Concrete Jungle
#999988 - Mother Earth
#849C8D - Stormy Horizon
#777799
Below is a series of palettes generated from the color Oxford Gray:
Palette variances of 3 colors:
- #7F8A9C
- #7F9C89
- #979C7F
- #9C7F98
- #7F8A9C
- #7F9C80
- #9C7F9B
- #877F9C
- #7F8A9C
Palette variances of 4 colors:
- #967F9C
- #7F8A9C
- #7F9C89
- #979C7F
- #9A7F9C
- #867F9C
- #7F8A9C
- #7F9C99
- #9C7F92
- #8C7F9C
- #7F8A9C
- #7F9C93
Palette variances of 5 colors:
- #907F9C
- #817F9C
- #7F8A9C
- #7F999C
- #7F9C90
- #7F8A9C
- #7F9C91
- #889C7F
- #9C947F
- #9C7F85
- #847F9C
- #7F829C
- #7F8A9C
- #7F939C
- #7F9C9B
Palette variances of 6 colors:
- #927F9C
- #827F9C
- #7F8A9C
- #7F9A9C
- #7F9C8D
- #809C7F
- #9C7F96
- #917F9C
- #827F9C
- #7F8A9C
- #7F9A9C
- #7F9C8E
- #9C7F92
- #9B7F9C
- #917F9C
- #877F9C
- #7F809C
- #7F8A9C
You will find specific color values of Oxford Gray on this page. For example, the Oxford Gray HEX color code is #7F8B9C. We offer a variety of color palette, variances, and an expert color mixer to develop color schemes. Related colors for Oxford Gray are:
- Inland Waters color code is (124.0, 147.0, 157.0).
- Tempest color code is (121.0, 131.0, 155.0).
- Japanese Bonsai color code is (130.0, 159.0, 150.0).
- Light Slate Gray color code is (119.0, 136.0, 153.0).
- Parisian Patina color code is (125.0, 155.0, 137.0).
- Stormy Horizon color code is (119.0, 119.0, 153.0).
- Rhythm color code is (119.0, 118.0, 150.0).
- Mother Earth color code is (132.0, 156.0, 141.0).
- Vineyard color code is (129.0, 158.0, 132.0).
- Hatoba Pigeon color code is (149.0, 133.0, 156.0).
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