Slate gray

#5a6e89

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

Slate gray is a mid blue that reads balanced. A mid blue this balanced is a workhorse for corporate identity. Warm oranges and ambers opposite it add energy and grey keeps it professional.

Slate gray color values

Every conversion for #5a6e89, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#5a6e89

RGB90, 110, 137

HSL214, 21%, 45%

HSV214, 34%, 54%

CMYK34%, 20%, 0%, 46%

Lab45.81, -0.46, -17.24

XYZ14.31, 15.13, 25.83

Decimal5926537

Web safe#666699

Pantone660 C

Shades of slate gray

#52647d #4a5b71 #435165 #3b485a #333e4e #2b3542 #232b36 #1c222a #14181e #0c0f12

Tints of slate gray

#657b99 #7488a4 #8496ae #94a4b9 #a4b1c3 #b4bfce #c4cdd8 #d4dae3 #e4e8ed #f4f6f8

Colors that go with slate gray

Complementary#89755a Analogous#5a8589 Analogous#5e5a89 Triadic#895a6e Triadic#6e895a Split complementary#895e5a Split complementary#85895a

Slate gray in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 34, 20, 0, 46.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #5a6e89 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

34 20 0 46

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

35 22 4 52

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 #5a6e89 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #5a6e89; }
.text { color: #5a6e89; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a6e89; }

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 #5a6e89 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #5a6e89 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 #5a6e89 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 #5a6e89 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

Every value on this page for #5a6e89 is computed, not guessed. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.