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Gray
What color is Gray?
Gray is an intermediate color between black and white.
It is a neutral or achromatic color, meaning literally that it is "without color", because it can be composed of black and white.
It is the color of a cloud-covered sky, of ash, and of lead.
In a RGB color space, HEX #808080 (also known as Gray, Trolley Grey) is composed of 50.2% red, 50.2% green and 50.2% blue.
While in a CMYK color space, it is composed of 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.
This color has a hue angle of 0 degrees, a saturation of 0% and a lightness of 50.2%.
In Europe and North America, surveys show that gray is the color most commonly associated with neutrality, conformity, boredom, uncertainty, old age, indifference, and modesty.
Only one percent of respondents chose it as their favorite color.
Example of the palette with the Gray color
![Palette with colors: Dark jungle green, Cadet and Gray Picture with primary colors of Dark jungle green, Cadet, Gray, Pastel blue and MSU Green](/images/gray/river-surrounded-by-mountains.webp)
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Example of the palette with the Gray color
![Palette with colors: Gray, Onyx and Piggy pink Picture with primary colors of Gray, Onyx, Piggy pink, Dark cyan and Lilac](/images/gray/digital-painting-of-a-woman.webp)
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What are the examples of Gray color in life?
Some examples are:
The sky on a cloudy day
The fur of some animals, such as wolves, cats and elephants
The hair of some people, especially the elderly
The metal of some objects, such as cars, coins and knives
The ash of a fire or a volcano
Example of the palette with the Gray color
![Palette with colors: Dark jungle green, Gray and Smoky black Picture with primary colors of Dark jungle green, Gray, Smoky black, Bole and Gray-Tea Green](/images/gray/woman-in-a-black-outfit.webp)
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Example of the palette with the Gray color
![Palette with colors: Onyx, Gray and Khaki Picture with primary colors of Onyx, Gray, Khaki, Arsenic and Field drab](/images/gray/painting-of-a-bridge-over-a-river.webp)
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Example of the palette with the Gray color
![Palette with colors: Black, Dark jungle green and Cafe noir Picture with primary colors of Black, Dark jungle green, Cafe noir, Gray and Bole](/images/gray/woman-in-a-black-outfit-ib679b80400.webp)
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What looks best in Gray?
Example of the palette with the Gray color
![Palette with colors: Arsenic, Gray and Pale silver Picture with primary colors of Arsenic, Gray, Pale silver, Dark jungle green and Anti-flash White](/images/gray/living-room-with-a-couch-chair-of-gray-color.webp)
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What strange or uncommon things can be of the Gray color?
Example of the palette with the Gray color
![Palette with colors: Onyx, Gray and Bole Picture with primary colors of Onyx, Gray, Bole, Dark gray and Isabelline](/images/gray/painting-of-a-alien-of-gray-color.webp)
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