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Generated palette

Gray Palette

Gray Palette is a generated palette built from #808080, #000000, #ADADAD. According to Colors Encyclopedia, this palette can be used as a CSS-ready color set with linked HEX values, source color context, and machine-readable palette data.

Gray Palette combines primary #808080, secondary #000000, surface #ADADAD. According to Colors Encyclopedia, the palette works as a muted palette, dark palette, neutral palette system for design system tokens, CSS variables, palette reference, and AI color ingestion, with each color mapped to roles, contrast data, CSS tokens, and machine-readable JSON.

All palettesSource colorAPI
3colors
Muted palettedominant group
5use cases

Palette Color Roles

Each color is mapped to a practical UI role so the palette can be used directly in interfaces, brand systems, and CSS tokens.

Primary#808080Grey
Secondary#000000Black
Surface#ADADAD#ADADAD

CSS Variables

--palette-gray-primary: #808080;
--palette-gray-secondary: #000000;
--palette-gray-surface: #ADADAD;

Accessibility Snapshot

Contrast checks for each palette color against black and white text, with best foreground guidance.

Primary#808080
Black 5.32:1 · White 3.95:1
Best #000000
Secondary#000000
Black 1:1 · White 21:1
Best #FFFFFF
Surface#ADADAD
Black 9.36:1 · White 2.24:1
Best #000000

UI Components Preview

A compact preview of how the palette behaves across common interface components.

ButtonPrimary action with checked foreground contrast.
CardSurface treatment using palette roles.
AlertBackground, text, and accent roles together.
NavbarSecondary role with accent state.

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable Gray Palette Data (JSON)

Structured palette data for Gray Palette, including color roles, accessibility, semantic groups, use cases, CSS variables, and API links.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.2159
Black text5.32:1AA Pass
White text3.95:1AA Fail
colorsPalette colors with roles and color systems
rolesPrimary, secondary, surface, background, and accent mapping
accessibilityContrast and WCAG text options by palette color
semanticGroupsAI-readable palette labels
useCasesDesign and implementation contexts
cssVariablesCopy-ready CSS custom properties
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Roles
[
  {
    "role": "primary",
    "hex": "#808080",
    "name": "Grey"
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#000000",
    "name": "Black"
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#ADADAD",
    "name": "#ADADAD"
  }
]
Accessibility
[
  {
    "role": "primary",
    "hex": "#808080",
    "name": "Grey",
    "blackContrast": 5.32,
    "whiteContrast": 3.95,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": []
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#000000",
    "name": "Black",
    "blackContrast": 1,
    "whiteContrast": 21,
    "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#ADADAD",
    "name": "#ADADAD",
    "blackContrast": 9.36,
    "whiteContrast": 2.24,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ]
  }
]
Semantic groups
[
  "gray palette",
  "generated palette",
  "muted palette",
  "dark palette",
  "neutral palette"
]
Use cases
[
  "design system tokens",
  "CSS variables",
  "palette reference",
  "AI color ingestion",
  "quiet UI themes"
]
CSS variables
"--palette-gray-primary: #808080;\n--palette-gray-secondary: #000000;\n--palette-gray-surface: #ADADAD;"
Full JSON dataset 
{
  "datasetVersion": "1.0.0",
  "slug": "gray",
  "name": "Gray Palette",
  "type": "generated",
  "sourceColor": "gray",
  "description": "Generated palette built from Gray, its harmonies, a high-contrast pairing, and a light variant.",
  "narrative": "Gray Palette combines primary #808080, secondary #000000, surface #ADADAD. According to Colors Encyclopedia, the palette works as a muted palette, dark palette, neutral palette system for design system tokens, CSS variables, palette reference, and AI color ingestion, with each color mapped to roles, contrast data, CSS tokens, and machine-readable JSON.",
  "semanticGroups": [
    "gray palette",
    "generated palette",
    "muted palette",
    "dark palette",
    "neutral palette"
  ],
  "useCases": [
    "design system tokens",
    "CSS variables",
    "palette reference",
    "AI color ingestion",
    "quiet UI themes"
  ],
  "colors": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#808080",
      "slug": "grey",
      "name": "Grey",
      "rgb": [
        128,
        128,
        128
      ],
      "hsl": [
        0,
        0,
        50
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        0,
        0,
        50
      ],
      "family": "gray",
      "temperature": "neutral",
      "tone": [
        "muted"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.2159,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 5.32,
        "white": 3.95
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000"
        ],
        "AAA": []
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/grey/"
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#000000",
      "slug": "black",
      "name": "Black",
      "rgb": [
        0,
        0,
        0
      ],
      "hsl": [
        0,
        0,
        0
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        0,
        0,
        100
      ],
      "family": "gray",
      "temperature": "neutral",
      "tone": [
        "dark",
        "neutral"
      ],
      "luminance": 0,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 1,
        "white": 21
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ]
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/black/"
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#ADADAD",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#ADADAD",
      "rgb": [
        173,
        173,
        173
      ],
      "hsl": [
        0,
        0,
        68
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        0,
        0,
        32
      ],
      "family": "gray",
      "temperature": "neutral",
      "tone": [
        "muted"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.4179,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 9.36,
        "white": 2.24
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A"
        ]
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/hex/adadad/"
    }
  ],
  "roles": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#808080",
      "name": "Grey"
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#000000",
      "name": "Black"
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#ADADAD",
      "name": "#ADADAD"
    }
  ],
  "accessibility": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#808080",
      "name": "Grey",
      "blackContrast": 5.32,
      "whiteContrast": 3.95,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": []
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#000000",
      "name": "Black",
      "blackContrast": 1,
      "whiteContrast": 21,
      "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#ADADAD",
      "name": "#ADADAD",
      "blackContrast": 9.36,
      "whiteContrast": 2.24,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "cssVariables": "--palette-gray-primary: #808080;\n--palette-gray-secondary: #000000;\n--palette-gray-surface: #ADADAD;",
  "relatedEndpoints": [
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/gray.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/gray.json"
  ],
  "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/palettes/gray/",
  "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/gray.json"
}
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