Slate gray

#476979

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

Slate gray sits in the blue band, deep and muted. 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 #476979, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#476979

RGB71, 105, 121

HSL199, 26%, 38%

HSV199, 41%, 47%

CMYK41%, 13%, 0%, 53%

Lab42.5, -7.73, -12.8

XYZ11.1, 12.82, 19.98

Decimal4680057

Web safe#336666

Pantone5405 C

Shades of slate gray

#41606f #3b5765 #354f5a #2f4650 #293d46 #23343c #1d2b32 #172228 #111a1d #0b1113

Tints of slate gray

#52798c #5d8a9f #6f98ab #82a5b6 #95b3c1 #a8c1cc #bbced7 #cedce2 #e1e9ed #f4f7f8

Colors that go with slate gray

Complementary#795747 Analogous#477970 Analogous#475079 Triadic#794769 Triadic#697947 Split complementary#794750 Split complementary#797047

Slate gray in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 41, 13, 0, 53.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #476979 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

41 13 0 53

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

42 16 4 59

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 #476979 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #476979; }
.text { color: #476979; }
.border { border: 2px solid #476979; }

How slate gray looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

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Slate gray and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #476979 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #476979 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 #476979 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 #476979 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.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

The figures for #476979 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.