Slate gray

#486f85

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 202 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 #486f85, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#486f85

RGB72, 111, 133

HSL202, 30%, 40%

HSV202, 46%, 52%

CMYK46%, 17%, 0%, 48%

Lab44.86, -7.44, -16.41

XYZ12.59, 14.44, 24.31

Decimal4747141

Web safe#336699

Pantone5405 C

Shades of slate gray

#42667a #3c5c6e #365363 #2f4958 #29404c #233641 #1d2d36 #17232a #111a1f #0b1114

Tints of slate gray

#527f98 #5e8da8 #719bb2 #84a8bc #96b5c6 #a9c2d0 #bccfda #cedce5 #e1eaef #f3f7f9

Colors that go with slate gray

Complementary#855e48 Analogous#48857c Analogous#485185 Triadic#85486f Triadic#6f8548 Split complementary#854851 Split complementary#857c48

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, 17, 0, 48.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #486f85 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

46 17 0 48

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

46 20 4 54

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 #486f85 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #486f85; }
.text { color: #486f85; }
.border { border: 2px solid #486f85; }

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 #486f85 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #486f85 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 #486f85 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 #486f85 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 #486f85 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. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.