Slate gray

#4e727a

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 muted. 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 #4e727a, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#4e727a

RGB78, 114, 122

HSL191, 22%, 39%

HSV191, 36%, 48%

CMYK36%, 7%, 0%, 52%

Lab45.72, -10.58, -8.5

XYZ12.67, 15.06, 20.65

Decimal5141114

Web safe#666666

Pantone5415 C

Shades of slate gray

#476870 #415f65 #3a555b #344b51 #2d4246 #26383c #202e32 #192527 #131b1d #0c1113

Tints of slate gray

#59838c #66939d #779fa8 #89acb4 #9bb9bf #adc5ca #bfd2d6 #d0dee1 #e2ebed #f4f7f8

Colors that go with slate gray

Complementary#7a564e Analogous#4e7a6c Analogous#4e5c7a Triadic#7a4e72 Triadic#727a4e Split complementary#7a4e5c Split complementary#7a6c4e

Slate gray in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 36, 7, 0, 52.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #4e727a on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

36 7 0 52

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

37 10 4 58

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 #4e727a straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #4e727a; }
.text { color: #4e727a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e727a; }

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 #4e727a against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #4e727a 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 #4e727a 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 #4e727a 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 #4e727a come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.