Slate gray

#5a6e70

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for slate gray, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

This is Slate gray, a grey teal at 185 degrees. Teals like this feel modern and clean. Warm corals opposite it on the wheel bring contrast and sand tones keep it coastal.

Slate gray color values

Every conversion for #5a6e70, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#5a6e70

RGB90, 110, 112

HSL185, 11%, 40%

HSV185, 20%, 44%

CMYK20%, 2%, 0%, 56%

Lab44.94, -6.92, -3.59

XYZ12.72, 14.5, 17.46

Decimal5926512

Web safe#666666

Pantone431 C

Shades of slate gray

#526566 #4b5b5d #435253 #3b494a #343f40 #2c3637 #252d2d #1d2324 #151a1a #0e1111

Tints of slate gray

#677e80 #748d90 #849a9d #95a8a9 #a5b5b6 #b5c2c3 #c5cfd0 #d5dcdd #e5eaea #f5f7f7

Colors that go with slate gray

Complementary#705c5a Analogous#5a7067 Analogous#5a6370 Triadic#705a6e Triadic#6e705a Split complementary#705a63 Split complementary#70675a

Slate gray in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 20, 2, 0, 56.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #5a6e70 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

20 2 0 56

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

22 6 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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Slate gray in css

Copy #5a6e70 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #5a6e70; }
.text { color: #5a6e70; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a6e70; }

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 #5a6e70 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #5a6e70 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 #5a6e70 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 #5a6e70 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 #5a6e70 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.