HEX to HSL: #808080

Also known as: CSS gray, CSS grey

#808080 → hsl(0 0% 50%)

Values are shown at full precision, so converting back gives exactly #808080. The rounded form is what you normally paste into CSS.

Step-by-step math

Every number below is computed from the input, nothing is looked up.

1. RGB ÷ 255
```
R = 0.5020
G = 0.5020
B = 0.5020
```

2. max, min, Δ

max = 0.5020
min = 0.5020
Δ = max − min = 0.0000

3. L
```
L = (max + min) / 2 = 0.5020 = 50.20%
```

4. S

S = Δ / (1 − |2L − 1|) = 0.0000 = 0.00%

5. H

Δ = 0 → grey, hue is undefined (written as 0)

6. HSL
```
hsl(0.00 0.00% 50.20%)
```

All formats

HEX: #808080
RGB: rgb(128 128 128)
RGB (legacy): rgb(128, 128, 128)
HSL: hsl(0.00 0.00% 50.20%) → hsl(0 0% 50%)
HWB: hwb(0 50% 50%)
OKLCH: oklch(0.600 0.000 0.0) · oklch(60.0% 0.000 0.0)
OKLab: oklab(0.600 0.000 0.000)
Lab (D50): lab(53.59 0.00 0.00)
LCH (D50): lch(53.59 0.00 0.00)
Display P3: color(display-p3 0.5020 0.5020 0.5020)
Linear sRGB: color(srgb-linear 0.2159 0.2159 0.2159)

Gamut: sRGB and Display P3

#808080 is a hex color, so it sits inside sRGB and therefore inside Display P3. At this lightness and hue, sRGB reaches chroma 0.243 and Display P3 reaches 0.274; this color uses 0% of the sRGB chroma available.

CSS snippets

.element {
  color: #808080;
  color: rgb(128 128 128);
  color: hsl(0 0% 50%);
  color: oklch(0.600 0.000 0.0);
}

/* Tailwind CSS v4 */
@theme {
  --color-brand: oklch(0.600 0.000 0.0);
}
/* arbitrary values */
class="text-[#808080] bg-[oklch(0.600_0.000_0.0)]"

/* wide-gamut screens */
@media (color-gamut: p3) {
  .element { color: color(display-p3 0.5020 0.5020 0.5020); }
}

/* relative color syntax: 10% darker */
.element-dark { color: oklch(from #808080 calc(l - 0.1) c h); }

Nearby colors

Closest colors in the Tailwind and CSS named palettes (OKLab distance).

Lighter and darker, same hue and chroma

#929292 · oklch(0.660 0.000 0.0) · ΔL +0.06
#6E6E6E · oklch(0.540 0.000 0.0) · ΔL −0.06

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