Slate gray

#566472

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 weighty. 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 #566472, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#566472

RGB86, 100, 114

HSL210, 14%, 39%

HSV210, 25%, 45%

CMYK25%, 12%, 0%, 55%

Lab41.7, -1.9, -9.65

XYZ11.43, 12.31, 17.69

Decimal5661810

Web safe#666666

Pantone5405 C

Shades of slate gray

#4f5c68 #47535f #404b55 #39424b #323a42 #2a3138 #23292e #1c2025 #14181b #0d0f11

Tints of slate gray

#637383 #708193 #80909f #919eac #a2adb9 #b2bcc5 #c3cad2 #d4d9de #e4e7eb #f5f6f7

Colors that go with slate gray

Complementary#726456 Analogous#567272 Analogous#565672 Triadic#725664 Triadic#647256 Split complementary#725656 Split complementary#727256

Slate gray in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 25, 12, 0, 55.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #566472 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

25 12 0 55

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

27 15 4 61

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 #566472 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #566472; }
.text { color: #566472; }
.border { border: 2px solid #566472; }

How slate gray looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

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Slate gray and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #566472 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #566472 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 #566472 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 #566472 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 #566472 are worked out. 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.