3 & 4 Color Grays

When we print full color, we use CMYK to create your image. Gray colors in CMYK can have mixed hues.

When we print full color, we use CMYK to create your image. 3 & 4-Color Grays are gray colors that are made up of a mixture of Cyan, Magenta, Yellow & Black (CMYK). There can tend to be different colored hues mixed in with the gray color when using CMYK. 

For clean gray colors, we recommend having these values for CMYK:

  • Cyan - 0%
  • Magenta - 0%
  • Yellow - 0%
  • Black - 10 - 90% (Depending on how light or dark of a gray needed)