Munsell Soil Color (Gley/Anaerobic Base)

  • Gley 1 5/N (Gray)
    #808080
  • Gley 1 6/1 (Greenish Gray)
    #98a098
  • Gley 1 5/2 (Dark Greenish Gray)
    #708070
  • Gley 2 6/2 (Light Bluish Gray)
    #a0b0b0
  • Gley 2 4/1 (Dark Bluish Gray)
    #506060
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Munsell Soil Color (Gley/Anaerobic Base) has 5 colors, mostly neutral. The lightest color is Gley 2 6/2 (Light Bluish Gray) (#A0B0B0), the darkest Gley 2 4/1 (Dark Bluish Gray) (#506060). No color pair reaches the WCAG 3:1 minimum; the best is 2.9:1.

Created at 11/14/2026 19:24
The palette consists of Light, Semi dark colors. Accent colors Gley 1 5/N (Gray) #808080 and Gley 2 6/2 (Light Bluish Gray) #a0b0b0. Palette has Neutral colors temperature.

By lightness, this palette runs from #506060 (darkest) to #A0B0B0 (lightest). The lightness range is moderate.

Overall saturation feels mostly muted (lower chroma) — 100% of colors are muted.

Most swatches are near-neutral or very low-chroma, so hue relationships are subtle.

Most swatches read as neutral in color temperature (5 of 5).

HEX codes (sorted): #506060, #708070, #808080, #98A098, #A0B0B0

Palette Munsell Soil Color (Gley/Anaerobic Base) combines 5 color codes:
HEX: #808080, RGB: (128, 128, 128); HEX: #98a098, RGB: (152, 160, 152); HEX: #708070, RGB: (112, 128, 112)
HEX: #a0b0b0, RGB: (160, 176, 176); HEX: #506060, RGB: (80, 96, 96)
Simplified version of palette colors
Grey, Shade of Dark Gray, Shade of Grey, Tint of Dark Gray, Tint of Dark Slate Gray
Color scheme was created by colorslib

Color codes in palette

Munsell Soil Color (Gley/Anaerobic Base) color codes HEX, RGB information in table

ColorHEXRGBNameAlternative name
#808080#808080RGB(128, 128, 128)Gley 1 5/N (Gray)Gray
#98a098#98a098RGB(152, 160, 152)Gley 1 6/1 (Greenish Gray)—
#708070#708070RGB(112, 128, 112)Gley 1 5/2 (Dark Greenish Gray)—
#a0b0b0#a0b0b0RGB(160, 176, 176)Gley 2 6/2 (Light Bluish Gray)—
#506060#506060RGB(80, 96, 96)Gley 2 4/1 (Dark Bluish Gray)—

Color Palette Contrast

8 color pairs have low contrast and need improvement which may impact readability.
Text ColorBackground ColorContrast Ratio
#808080
#98a098
1.47
#808080
#708070
1.06
#808080
#a0b0b0
1.75
#808080
#506060
1.67
#98a098
#708070
1.56
#98a098
#a0b0b0
1.19

Image palette Munsell Soil Color (Gley/Anaerobic Base) png