Shades of grey

Grey is neutral and calm, the colour of balance. It makes a quiet background and lets brighter accent colours stand out. Here are 415 named grey colours, from lightest to darkest.

Popular grey colours

Light grey#D3D3D3 Silver#C0C0C0 Ash grey#B2BEB5 Pastel purple#B39EB5 Dark grey#A9A9A9 Grey#808080 Slate grey#708090

All grey colours

Desired Dawn#D8D7D9 Gliding Feather#D7D8D9 Quiet Dew#D7D9D5 Iron Maiden#D6D1DC Olympus White#D4D8D7 So Fresh so Clean#D8D4D7 Whispering Smoke#D8D8D4 Alaska#DADAD1 Catacomb Walls#DBD7D0 Fog#D6D7D2 Disco Ball#D4D4D4 Feather#DAD9CE Timid White#D9D6CF Modern Monument#D6D6D1 Light grey#D3D3D3 Day on Mercury#D5D2D1 Luna#D4D8CE Pinball#D3D3D3 Rapunzel Silver#D2D2D4 Smoked Oyster#D9D2CD Sterling#D1D4D1 Kefir#D5D5CE Blowing Smoke#D2D1D0 Concrete#D2D1CD Silver Eagle#CFCFCF Ghost Whisperer#CBD1D0 Soy Milk#D5D2C7 Columbo’s Coat#D0CBCE Whisper of Smoke#CBCECF Greybeard#D4D0C5 Silken Pebble#D0D0C9 Infusion#C8D0CA Iron Fist#CBCDCD Mecha Kitty#D0C4D3 Murmur#C7CFC7 Silver Birch#D2CFC4 Silverback#CBCBCB Warm Ashes#CFC9C7 Herring Silver#C6C8CF Where There Is Smoke#C7CCCE Nimbus Cloud#C8C8CC Silver-Tongued#CDC7C7 Pastel Grey#CFCFC4 Wishing Well#D0D1C1 Argento#CECAC3 Misty Haze#CEC9C3 Dangerous Robot#CBC5C6 In the Shadows#CBC4C0 Quill Grey#CBC9C0 Weathered Stone#C4C5C6 Slipper Satin#BFC1CB Distant Hills#BCC8CC Explosive Grey#C4C4C4 Brume#C6C6C2 Dim#C8C2BE Ghost#C0BFC7 Foil#C0C3C4 Magnesium#C1C2C3 Worn Silver#C9C0BB Metallic#BCC3C7 Moonwalk#BEBEC4 Waxwing#C0C2C0 Silver#C0C0C0 Silver Fox#BDBCC4 Silky Green#BDC2BB Trade Winds#B7C5C6 Nebulous#C4B9B8 Rough Asphalt#BDBEBF Silverplate#C2C0BA Stainless Steel#B4BDC7 Microchip#BABCC0 Metal#BABFBC Dust to Dust#BBBCBC Irish Moor#B5C0B3 Stormy#B0BCC3 Nebulous December#B3B2BF Sand Ripples#C1B7B0 Ash grey#B2BEB5 Moonbeam#C2B8AE Greystone#B7B9B5 Pelican#C1BCAC Provence Wind#B4B9B9 Rampart#BCB7B1 City Dweller#C0B9AC Wolfram#B5B6B7 Grey Marble#B9B4B1 Hipster Hippo#BFB3AB Ghost Writer#BCB7AD Techno Taupe#BFB9AA Zen Pebble#BAB8AD Burnt Letters#B8B5AD Grey Sheep#BAAAAA Magnetic#B2B5AF Tangled Web#B2B2B2 Casper#AAB5B8 Taupedo#BAAEA8 Rose Ashes#B5ACAB Mercurial#B6B0A9 Steam Engine#B2B2AD Alpine Air#A9B4A9 Silver Lining#B8B1A5 Foggy Plum#B7A5AD Dove#B3ADA7 Martini#B7A8A3 Pigeon#A9AFAA Muted Mauve#B3A9A3 Pastel purple#B39EB5 Cathedral#ACAAA7 Salvia#A8B59E Dark grey#A9A9A9 Copper Patina#9DB4A0 Desert Dune#B5AB9C Elephant in the Room#A8A9A8 Gargoyle#ABB39E Ultimate Grey#A9A8A9 Moon Landing#A7A7A7 Quicksilver#A6A6A6 Windless Morning#ABA9A0 Crown of Ash#A1A9A9 Stormy Bay#9AAFAF Moorland#A6AB9B Forgotten Sandstone#AFA696 Shadow of the Colossus#A3A2A1 Silent Film#9FA5A5 Humble Hippo#AAAA99 Machinery#9999AA Statuary#9EA4A5 Quiet Thicket#AAAD94 Dusky Mood#979BA8 Lavender Ash#9998A7 Rooftop Garden#9EAD92 Gateway Grey#A0A09C Sphinx#A99593 Walkway#A3999C Cortex#A99592 Sage the Day#ACA28F Dark Ages#9698A3 Too Big to Whale#9596A4 Happy Cement#979EA1 Silverfish#8D95AA Lost at Sea#8D9CA7 OMGreen#8CA891 Walrus#999B9B Nirvana#A2919B Million Grey#999999 Lunar Light#9B959C Earl Grey#A6978A Envy#8BA58F Grisaille#91979F Shiitake#A5988A Edamame#9CA389 Flint Rock#989493 Steely Grey#90979B Smoking Mirror#A29587 Nomad#A19986 Herbalist#969E86 Mistletoe#8AA282 Nickel#929292 Basil#879F84 Grey Area#8F9394 Knock on Wood#9F9B84 Hong Kong Mist#948E90 Tin#919191 Basswood Green#839E83 Concrete Jungle#999988 Dusty Chimney#888899 Hatoba Pigeon#95859C Japanese Bonsai#829F96 Lemongrass#999A86 Mother Earth#849C8D Lost Space#969389 Ruins of Metal#9B8B84 Vineyard#819E84 Fennelly#9A9E80 Gull#918C8F Pebble#9D9880 Tin Moon#8C8D91 Whispering Willow#919C81 Eiffel Tower#998E83 Nuts and Bolts#898C92 Pedigrey#8F8E8C Zinc#92898A Bonsai Garden#9E9E7C Femme Fatale#948593 Inland Waters#7C939D Roman Silver#838996 Parisian Patina#7D9B89 Opium#987E7E Swamp Sessions#93977F Mecha Metal#848393 Chorus of Elephants#8E8987 Aloe Tip#8A9480 Tempest#79839B Amorous#967D96 Sea Lion#7F8793 In the Twilight#84838E Monument#84898C Argent#888888 Artichoke#8F9779 Detective Coat#8B8685 Mummy’s Tomb#828E84 Stormy Horizon#777799 Backyard#879877 Mighty Mauve#8F7F85 Mithril#878787 Smoky Studio#7E8590 Aluminium#848789 Farmer’s Market#8F917C Lunar Base#878786 Jumbo#878785 Yucca#75978F Petrified#8B8680 Your Shadow#787E93 Black Mana#858585 Purple Haze#807396 Lunar Outpost#828287 Muted Berry#91788C Shipwreck#968772 Gryphon#838585 Serious Cloud#7D848B Vintage#847592 Happy Hippo#818581 Lingering Storm#858381 Old Silver#848482 Silver Surfer#7E7D88 Hurricane#8B7E77 Grey#808080 Slate grey#708090 Ironside#7E8082 Majestic Evergreen#7D8878 Mt. Rushmore#7F8181 Kosher Khaki#888877 Moon Rock#897D76 Abandoned Spaceship#747A8A Stormy Oceans#70818E Flying Carpet#787489 Paying Mantis#70916C Toad#748D70 Whale#7C8181 Nocturnal#767D86 Wet Taupe#907E6C Bureaucracy#746C8F Wilderness#8F886C Concord#827F79 Nymph’s Delight#7B6C8E Teakwood#8D7E6D Armour#74857F Mule#827B77 Chain Mail#81777F Antique#8B846D Kashmir#6F8D6A Classic Movie#728284 Thyme and Place#6F8770 Citadel#6A7F8B Dark Prince#6B6C89 Moon Base#7D7D77 Puddle Jumper#6A8389 Gotham#807872 Gunsmoke#7A7C76 Thundercloud#698589 Camo Clay#747F71 Stormy Sea#6E8082 Heron#6A6887 Home Brew#897B66 Wreath#76856A Aloe Vera#678779 Cement Feet#7B737B Lucky Grey#777777 Sunshone Plum#886688 Empress#7C7173 Blue Blood#6B7F81 Moonscape#806B77 Mamba#766D7C Phantom#6E797B Bank Vault#757374 Sakura Night#7B6C7C Volcanic Ash#6F7678 Wolf Pack#78776F Catfish#657D82 Clouded Pine#628468 Ecological#677F70 Gauntlet Grey#78736E Paris Paving#737274 Opera#816575 Made in the Shade#6B717A Bat Wing#7E7466 Night Rendezvous#66787E Underwater World#657F7A Anchovy#756F6B Acoustic Brown#766B69 Camping Trip#67786E Ashen Whisper#646B7A Handmade#7F735F Emerald City#6A7E5F Namibia#7C6D61 North Atlantic#5E7B7F Stream Burble#5E7E7D Rum#716675 Reading Tea Leaves#7D5D5E Alley Cat#656874 Beautiful Darkness#686D70 Batman#656E72 Shadows#6B6D6A Chimaera#74626D Mangrove#757461 Organic#747261 Granite#746A5E Armoury#6A6B65 Volcanic Rock#6B6965 Morel#73645C Plummy#675A75 Venus Mist#5F606E Wrapped in Twilight#5F6D6E Archaeology#6E6A5E Knit Cardigan#6D6C5F Catch of the Day#6C685E Concrete Landscape#5C606E Grey Web#616669 Excalibur#676168 Midnight Shadow#566373 Smoky#605D6B Streets of London#59656D Majestic Magic#555570 Cactus#5B6F55 Cloak Grey#605E63 Italian Basil#5F6957 Wonder Wine#635D63 Kabul#6C5E53 Dark Forest#556962 Hinterland#616C51 Iron#5E5E5E Blindfolded#5A5E61 Fedora#625665 Caveman#625C58 Knight’s Armour#5C5D5D Freefall#565266 Yacht Club#566062 Black Forest#5E6354 Blackwater#545663 Lava Rock#535E64 Squirrel’s Cache#675850 Underground#665A51 Ivy Topiary#67614F Black Orchid#525463 Ancient Oak#665B4E Bark#5F5854 Smokescreen#5E5755 Pinot Noir#605258 Crucible#555B59 Metropolis#61584F Major Brown#61574E Fiord#4B5A62 Chocolate Pretzel#60504B Dark Chocolate#624A49 Stone Cold#555555 Still Waters Run Deep#4A5D5F Lynx#604D47 Heavy Charcoal#565350 Mustang#5E4A47 Magnet#525054 Verdant Hush#4E5A4A Woodland Night#475C5D Muddy Olive#4B5D46 Masala#57534B Tree of Life#595D45 Trout#4C5356 Deep Night#494C55 Isolation#494D55 Molasses#574A47 Off the Beaten Path#534C4B Matterhorn#524B4B Chinotto#554747 Dark as Night#495252 Gun Powder#484753 Sooty Lashes#474D52 Subterrain Kingdom#4F4E4A All Nighter#455454 Black Magic#4F4554 Descent Into the Catacombs#445155 Obsidian#445055 Cover of Night#494E4F Shady Character#4C4B4C Witchcraft#474C50 Midnight Sky#424753 Tuna#46494E Espresso Macchiato#4F4744 Dead Forest#434B4F Dampened Black#4A4747 Armadillo#484A46 Dark Crypt#3F4551 Madonna#3F4250 Midnight Serenade#41434E Moonless Sky#444B4A Ancient Pine#444B43 Urban Chic#424C4A Dark Space#414A4C Lava Stone#3C4151 Kelp#4D503C Night Watch#3C4F4E Hōjicha#424F3B Stargazing#414549 Italian Grape#413D4B Lights Out#3D474B Whiskey and Wine#49463F Arsenic#3B444B Vulcanised#424443 Heavy Metal#46473E Mountain View#394C3B Black Panther#424242 Inkblot#393F4B Pitch Black#483C41 Black Truffle#463D3E Deep Forest#3C463E Metropolitan Silhouette#3E4244 Deepest Nightmare#44413C

Colours without a page of their own open in the colour wheel, which shows the colours that go with them.

Colour names from color-name-list by David Aerne and contributors (MIT licence). Colour families follow our Brand Colour Index, except that light reds count as pink and dull dark oranges as brown.