Slate gray

#477a8a

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

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.

Slate gray color values

Every conversion for #477a8a, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#477a8a

RGB71, 122, 138

HSL194, 32%, 41%

HSV194, 49%, 54%

CMYK49%, 12%, 0%, 46%

Lab48.38, -12.52, -14.03

XYZ14.15, 17.09, 26.6

Decimal4684426

Web safe#336699

Pantone633 C

Shades of slate gray

#41707e #3b6572 #355b67 #2f505b #29464f #233c43 #1d3138 #17272c #101c20 #0a1214

Tints of slate gray

#518b9d #5e99ac #70a5b6 #83b1bf #96bdc9 #a8c8d2 #bbd4dc #cee0e6 #e1ecef #f3f8f9

Colors that go with slate gray

Complementary#8a5747 Analogous#478a79 Analogous#47588a Triadic#8a477a Triadic#7a8a47 Split complementary#8a4758 Split complementary#8a7847

Slate gray in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 49, 12, 0, 46.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #477a8a on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

49 12 0 46

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

49 15 4 52

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 #477a8a straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #477a8a; }
.text { color: #477a8a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #477a8a; }

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 #477a8a against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #477a8a 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 #477a8a 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 #477a8a 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

Here is how the numbers for #477a8a are worked out. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.