Dark slate gray

#243e48

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for dark slate gray, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

Dark slate gray sits in the blue band, dark and soft. Near navy blues this dark carry authority in print. It pairs with warm neutrals for balance, or with a brighter accent for contrast.

Dark slate gray color values

Every conversion for #243e48, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#243e48

RGB36, 62, 72

HSL197, 33%, 21%

HSV197, 50%, 28%

CMYK50%, 14%, 0%, 72%

Lab24.6, -6.79, -9.22

XYZ3.62, 4.29, 6.77

Decimal2375240

Web safe#333333

Pantone546 C

Shades of dark slate gray

#1f353e #1a2c33 #152329 #0f1a1f #0d161a #0a1214

Tints of dark slate gray

#315462 #3e6a7b #4a8095 #5995ac #73a6b9 #8db6c6 #a6c6d3 #c0d7df #d9e7ec #f3f7f9

Colors that go with dark slate gray

Complementary#482e24 Analogous#244840 Analogous#242c48 Triadic#48243e Triadic#3e4824 Split complementary#48242c Split complementary#484024

Dark slate gray in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 50, 14, 0, 72.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #243e48 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

50 14 0 72

Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

50 17 4 78

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Dark slate gray in css

Copy #243e48 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #243e48; }
.text { color: #243e48; }
.border { border: 2px solid #243e48; }

How dark slate gray looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Dark slate gray and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #243e48 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #243e48 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Dark slate gray on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #243e48 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around dark slate gray? Pull matching colors from any photo with the color palette generator, or check a design for print with the rgb to cmyk converter.

Turn dark slate gray into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #243e48 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Arches Signature stripes Gem Shingles

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from dark slate gray, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #243e48 are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.