Primary#808080
Main brand colour. Use for headers, navigation, and primary buttons.
50 Copy
#F2F2F2
RGB 242, 242, 242
HSL 0°, 0%, 95%
Fail 1.12 AAA 13.18
100 Copy
#D9D9D9
RGB 217, 217, 217
HSL 0°, 0%, 85%
Fail 1.41 AAA 10.45
300 Copy
#B3B3B3
RGB 179, 179, 179
HSL 0°, 0%, 70%
Fail 2.1 AAA 7.04
500 Copy
#808080
RGB 128, 128, 128
HSL 0°, 0%, 50%
AA large 3.95 AA large 3.74
700 Copy
#606060
RGB 96, 96, 96
HSL 0°, 0%, 38%
AA 6.29 Fail 2.35
900 Copy
#404040
RGB 64, 64, 64
HSL 0°, 0%, 25%
AAA 10.37 Fail 1.42
Secondary#808080
Companion colour. Use for links, highlights, and hover states.
50 Copy
#F2F2F2
RGB 242, 242, 242
HSL 0°, 0%, 95%
Fail 1.12 AAA 13.18
100 Copy
#D9D9D9
RGB 217, 217, 217
HSL 0°, 0%, 85%
Fail 1.41 AAA 10.45
300 Copy
#B3B3B3
RGB 179, 179, 179
HSL 0°, 0%, 70%
Fail 2.1 AAA 7.04
500 Copy
#808080
RGB 128, 128, 128
HSL 0°, 0%, 50%
AA large 3.95 AA large 3.74
700 Copy
#606060
RGB 96, 96, 96
HSL 0°, 0%, 38%
AA 6.29 Fail 2.35
900 Copy
#404040
RGB 64, 64, 64
HSL 0°, 0%, 25%
AAA 10.37 Fail 1.42
Tertiary#808080
Accent colour. Use for highlights, charts, and callouts.
50 Copy
#F2F2F2
RGB 242, 242, 242
HSL 0°, 0%, 95%
Fail 1.12 AAA 13.18
100 Copy
#D9D9D9
RGB 217, 217, 217
HSL 0°, 0%, 85%
Fail 1.41 AAA 10.45
300 Copy
#B3B3B3
RGB 179, 179, 179
HSL 0°, 0%, 70%
Fail 2.1 AAA 7.04
500 Copy
#808080
RGB 128, 128, 128
HSL 0°, 0%, 50%
AA large 3.95 AA large 3.74
700 Copy
#606060
RGB 96, 96, 96
HSL 0°, 0%, 38%
AA 6.29 Fail 2.35
900 Copy
#404040
RGB 64, 64, 64
HSL 0°, 0%, 25%
AAA 10.37 Fail 1.42
Quaternary#808080
Accent colour. Use sparingly for calls to action and warnings.
50 Copy
#F2F2F2
RGB 242, 242, 242
HSL 0°, 0%, 95%
Fail 1.12 AAA 13.18
100 Copy
#D9D9D9
RGB 217, 217, 217
HSL 0°, 0%, 85%
Fail 1.41 AAA 10.45
300 Copy
#B3B3B3
RGB 179, 179, 179
HSL 0°, 0%, 70%
Fail 2.1 AAA 7.04
500 Copy
#808080
RGB 128, 128, 128
HSL 0°, 0%, 50%
AA large 3.95 AA large 3.74
700 Copy
#606060
RGB 96, 96, 96
HSL 0°, 0%, 38%
AA 6.29 Fail 2.35
900 Copy
#404040
RGB 64, 64, 64
HSL 0°, 0%, 25%
AAA 10.37 Fail 1.42
Quinary#808080
Accent colour. Use for charts and small details.
50 Copy
#F2F2F2
RGB 242, 242, 242
HSL 0°, 0%, 95%
Fail 1.12 AAA 13.18
100 Copy
#D9D9D9
RGB 217, 217, 217
HSL 0°, 0%, 85%
Fail 1.41 AAA 10.45
300 Copy
#B3B3B3
RGB 179, 179, 179
HSL 0°, 0%, 70%
Fail 2.1 AAA 7.04
500 Copy
#808080
RGB 128, 128, 128
HSL 0°, 0%, 50%
AA large 3.95 AA large 3.74
700 Copy
#606060
RGB 96, 96, 96
HSL 0°, 0%, 38%
AA 6.29 Fail 2.35
900 Copy
#404040
RGB 64, 64, 64
HSL 0°, 0%, 25%
AAA 10.37 Fail 1.42
Neutral#684B4B
Tinted neutral drawn from the seed hue. Use for body text, borders, and backgrounds.
50 Copy
#F0EDED
RGB 240, 237, 237
HSL 0°, 9%, 94%
Fail 1.16 AAA 12.68
100 Copy
#D2C9C9
RGB 210, 201, 201
HSL 0°, 9%, 81%
Fail 1.62 AAA 9.09
300 Copy
#A49393
RGB 164, 147, 147
HSL 0°, 9%, 61%
Fail 2.93 AA 5.04
500 Copy
#684B4B
RGB 104, 75, 75
HSL 0°, 16%, 35%
AAA 7.79 Fail 1.89
700 Copy
#4E3838
RGB 78, 56, 56
HSL 0°, 16%, 26%
AAA 10.79 Fail 1.37
900 Copy
#342626
RGB 52, 38, 38
HSL 0°, 16%, 18%
AAA 14.47 Fail 1.02
Click a swatch to copy its hex code. Badges show WCAG contrast against white text and against dark text (#0F2A3F). AAA is 7:1 or higher. AA is 4.5:1 or higher. AA large is 3:1 or higher.
In use
Sample components show how the colours work together.
Buttons
Primary action
Secondary
Outline
Call to action
Confirm
Navigation
Grey Work Services About Contact
Alerts
Information uses the secondary colour.
Success uses tertiary.
Warnings use quaternary.
Typography
Heading in primary
Body copy in neutral 500 on a white card. This keeps long text easy to read.
Muted caption text in neutral 300.
Links use primary 500
Dark surface
Primary 900 works as a footer or hero background. Secondary 300 gives headings lift without glare.
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Copy this block into your stylesheet, or link to 808080-analogous.css and 808080-analogous.json .
:root {
--primary-50: #F2F2F2;
--primary-100: #D9D9D9;
--primary-300: #B3B3B3;
--primary-500: #808080;
--primary-700: #606060;
--primary-900: #404040;
--secondary-50: #F2F2F2;
--secondary-100: #D9D9D9;
--secondary-300: #B3B3B3;
--secondary-500: #808080;
--secondary-700: #606060;
--secondary-900: #404040;
--tertiary-50: #F2F2F2;
--tertiary-100: #D9D9D9;
--tertiary-300: #B3B3B3;
--tertiary-500: #808080;
--tertiary-700: #606060;
--tertiary-900: #404040;
--quaternary-50: #F2F2F2;
--quaternary-100: #D9D9D9;
--quaternary-300: #B3B3B3;
--quaternary-500: #808080;
--quaternary-700: #606060;
--quaternary-900: #404040;
--quinary-50: #F2F2F2;
--quinary-100: #D9D9D9;
--quinary-300: #B3B3B3;
--quinary-500: #808080;
--quinary-700: #606060;
--quinary-900: #404040;
--neutral-50: #F0EDED;
--neutral-100: #D2C9C9;
--neutral-300: #A49393;
--neutral-500: #684B4B;
--neutral-700: #4E3838;
--neutral-900: #342626;
}
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Steps 50 to 300 are tints. Step 500 is the base colour. Steps 700 and 900 are shades.