Slate gray

#4d8395

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

Slate gray is a deep blue that reads serious. Deep blues like this anchor serious, established brands. It pairs with warm neutrals for balance, or with a brighter accent for contrast.

Slate gray color values

Every conversion for #4d8395, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#4d8395
RGB77, 131, 149
HSL195, 32%, 44%
HSV195, 48%, 58%
CMYK48%, 12%, 0%, 42%
Lab51.81, -12.81, -15.23
XYZ16.6, 19.98, 31.42
Decimal5079957
Web safe#669999
Pantone314 C
Pantone314 CHex#4d8395Rgb77 131 149Cmyk48 12 0 42Lab52 -13 -15Darker#1c3037Deep#355a66Lighter#76a4b3

Shades of slate gray

Tints of slate gray

Colors that go with slate gray

Slate gray in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 48, 12, 0, 42.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #4d8395 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
48 12 0 42
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
48 15 4 48
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 #4d8395 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #4d8395; }
.text { color: #4d8395; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4d8395; }

How slate gray looks on light and dark

Slate gray and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #4d8395 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
4.20:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
5.00:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #4d8395 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 #4d8395 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 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 #4d8395 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from slate gray, free and print ready.

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How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #4d8395 is computed, not guessed. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.