Slate gray

#517282

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. Warm oranges and ambers opposite it add energy and grey keeps it professional.

Slate gray color values

Every conversion for #517282, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#517282

RGB81, 114, 130

HSL200, 23%, 41%

HSV200, 38%, 51%

CMYK38%, 12%, 0%, 49%

Lab46.17, -7.49, -12.58

XYZ13.44, 15.4, 23.38

Decimal5337730

Web safe#666699

Pantone5415 C

Shades of slate gray

#4a6877 #435f6c #3c5561 #354b56 #2e414a #27383f #212e34 #1a2429 #131a1e #0c1113

Tints of slate gray

#5c8193 #698fa2 #7b9cad #8ca9b7 #9db6c2 #afc3cd #c0d0d8 #d1dde3 #e3eaed #f4f7f8

Colors that go with slate gray

Complementary#826151 Analogous#51827a Analogous#515a82 Triadic#825172 Triadic#728251 Split complementary#82515a Split complementary#827951

Slate gray in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 38, 12, 0, 49.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #517282 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

38 12 0 49

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

39 15 4 55

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 #517282 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #517282; }
.text { color: #517282; }
.border { border: 2px solid #517282; }

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 #517282 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #517282 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 #517282 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 #517282 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

Every value on this page for #517282 is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.