The color name "Grey" has been approved in accordance with the internal procedures of The Official Register of Color Names.Record Validation Evidence: Wikipedia/GreyAlternative names: Gray
The history behind the Color Name Grey
The word "grey" has its origins in the Old English word "grǣg." The Old English language was a Germanic language spoken in parts of what are now England and southern Scotland between the 5th and 12th centuries. The term has cognates in other Germanic languages, such as the Middle Dutch "grē," the Old High German "grāo," and the Old Norse "grár," all of which also mean grey.
In American English, "grey" is commonly spelled "gray," which is thought to derive from the same Old English root but has been influenced by the spelling of the related French word "gris," which also means grey.
The color itself is an intermediate between black and white, representing a neutral or achromatic color, meaning literally that it is a color "without color." It is typically associated with dull, cool, cloudy, and subdued tones.
Basic facts about this digital color
The digital color HEX #808080, known as
"Grey",
belongs to the
Red Color Family featuring
Desaturated (Saturation Family) and
Moderate Brightness (Brightness Family).
HEX code #808080 represent the color in hexadecimal format by combining three values – the amounts of Red, Green and Blue (RGB).
Its RGB composition is 128, 128, 128 ( rgb(128, 128, 128) ), which breaks down into 50.2% of Red, 50.2% Green and 50.2% Blue.
For printing in non digital world, #808080 is represented in CMYK as
0 Cyan,
0 Magenta,
0 Yellow, and
50 Key/Black
(C:0
M:0
Y:0
K:50).
