Slate gray

#596b7a

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 rich. 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 #596b7a, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#596b7a

RGB89, 107, 122

HSL207, 16%, 41%

HSV207, 27%, 48%

CMYK27%, 12%, 0%, 52%

Lab44.3, -3.01, -10.56

XYZ12.89, 14.04, 20.44

Decimal5860218

Web safe#666666

Pantone5405 C

Shades of slate gray

#516270 #4a5965 #42505b #3b4650 #333d46 #2b343b #242b31 #1c2227 #15191c #0d1012

Tints of slate gray

#65798a #738799 #8395a4 #93a3b0 #a3b1bc #b4bfc8 #c4cdd4 #d4dae0 #e4e8ec #f5f6f7

Colors that go with slate gray

Complementary#7a6859 Analogous#597a78 Analogous#595a7a Triadic#7a596b Triadic#6b7a59 Split complementary#7a595b Split complementary#7a7859

Slate gray in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 27, 12, 0, 52.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #596b7a on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

27 12 0 52

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

29 15 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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Slate gray in css

Copy #596b7a straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #596b7a; }
.text { color: #596b7a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #596b7a; }

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 #596b7a against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #596b7a 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 #596b7a 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 #596b7a 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 #596b7a are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.