Slate gray

#446b7e

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

This is Slate gray, a soft blue at 200 degrees. Deep blues like this anchor serious, established brands. Warm oranges and ambers opposite it add energy and grey keeps it professional.

Slate gray color values

Every conversion for #446b7e, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#446b7e

RGB68, 107, 126

HSL200, 30%, 38%

HSV200, 46%, 49%

CMYK46%, 15%, 0%, 51%

Lab43.14, -8.27, -14.85

XYZ11.41, 13.25, 21.7

Decimal4483966

Web safe#336666

Pantone5405 C

Shades of slate gray

#3e6273 #395969 #33505e #2d4754 #273e49 #22353e #1c2c34 #162329 #101a1e #0b1114

Tints of slate gray

#4e7b91 #598ca5 #6c99b0 #7fa7ba #93b4c4 #a6c2cf #b9cfd9 #cddce4 #e0eaee #f3f7f9

Colors that go with slate gray

Complementary#7e5744 Analogous#447e74 Analogous#444e7e Triadic#7e446b Triadic#6b7e44 Split complementary#7e444e Split complementary#7e7444

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 46, 15, 0, 51.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #446b7e on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

46 15 0 51

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

46 18 4 57

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.

Slate gray in css

Copy #446b7e straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #446b7e; }
.text { color: #446b7e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #446b7e; }

How slate gray looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Slate gray and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #446b7e against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #446b7e against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Slate gray on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #446b7e sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around 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 slate gray into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #446b7e 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 slate gray, free and print ready.

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How we calculate these values

The figures for #446b7e come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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.