Dark slate gray

#293c40

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, dark and muted. Teals like this feel modern and clean. Warm corals opposite it on the wheel bring contrast and sand tones keep it coastal.

Dark slate gray color values

Every conversion for #293c40, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#293c40
RGB41, 60, 64
HSL190, 22%, 21%
HSV190, 36%, 25%
CMYK36%, 6%, 0%, 75%
Lab23.91, -6.39, -4.91
XYZ3.46, 4.07, 5.45
Decimal2702400
Web safe#333333
Pantone433 C
Pantone433 CHex#293c40Rgb41 60 64Cmyk36 6 0 75Lab24 -6 -5Darker#182325Lighter#47646a

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 36, 6, 0, 75.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #293c40 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
36 6 0 75
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
37 10 4 81
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 #293c40 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #293c40; }
.text { color: #293c40; }
.border { border: 2px solid #293c40; }

How dark slate gray looks on light and dark

Dark slate gray and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #293c40 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
11.57:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Textblack text on this color
1.81:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #293c40 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 #293c40 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 #293c40 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

Here is how the numbers for #293c40 are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.