Slate gray

#59626f

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 #59626f, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#59626f

RGB89, 98, 111

HSL215, 11%, 39%

HSV215, 20%, 44%

CMYK20%, 12%, 0%, 56%

Lab41.23, -0.4, -8.51

XYZ11.36, 12.01, 16.76

Decimal5857903

Web safe#666666

Pantone431 C

Shades of slate gray

#515a66 #4a515c #424953 #3b4149 #333840 #2c3037 #24282d #1d2024 #15171a #0e0f11

Tints of slate gray

#66707f #737f8f #848e9c #949ca9 #a4abb6 #b4bac3 #c4c9d0 #d5d8dd #e5e7ea #f5f6f7

Colors that go with slate gray

Complementary#6f6659 Analogous#596d6f Analogous#5b596f Triadic#6f5962 Triadic#626f59 Split complementary#6f5b59 Split complementary#6d6f59

Slate gray in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 20, 12, 0, 56.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #59626f on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

20 12 0 56

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

22 15 4 62

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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Slate gray in css

Copy #59626f straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #59626f; }
.text { color: #59626f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #59626f; }

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 #59626f against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #59626f against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Slate gray on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #59626f 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 thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn slate gray into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #59626f 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 #59626f 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. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.