Dark slate gray

#285c4e

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

Dark slate gray lands where green meets blue, deep and soft. Teals like this feel modern and clean. Pair it with warm oranges for a complementary lift, or with deep navy for depth.

Dark slate gray color values

Every conversion for #285c4e, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#285c4e
RGB40, 92, 78
HSL164, 39%, 26%
HSV164, 57%, 36%
CMYK57%, 0%, 15%, 64%
Lab35.31, -21.24, 2.8
XYZ6.08, 8.66, 8.56
Decimal2645070
Web safe#336666
Pantone561 C
Pantone561 CHex#285c4eRgb40 92 78Cmyk57 0 15 64Lab35 -21 3Darker#132b24Deep#1f473cLighter#428a76

Shades of dark slate gray

Tints of dark slate gray

Colors that go with dark slate gray

Dark slate gray in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 57, 0, 15, 64.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #285c4e on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
57 0 15 64
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
56 4 18 70
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 #285c4e straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #285c4e; }
.text { color: #285c4e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #285c4e; }

How dark slate gray looks on light and dark

Dark slate gray and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #285c4e against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
7.69:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Textblack text on this color
2.73:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #285c4e 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 #285c4e sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness 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 #285c4e and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

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

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How we calculate these values

The figures for #285c4e come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.