Slate gray

#5a7484

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

This is Slate gray, a muted blue at 203 degrees. 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 #5a7484, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#5a7484

RGB90, 116, 132

HSL203, 19%, 44%

HSV203, 32%, 52%

CMYK32%, 12%, 0%, 48%

Lab47.4, -5.36, -11.85

XYZ14.63, 16.33, 24.21

Decimal5928068

Web safe#666699

Pantone5415 C

Shades of slate gray

#526a79 #4a606d #435662 #3b4c56 #33424b #2b3840 #242e34 #1c2429 #141a1e #0c1012

Tints of slate gray

#658294 #748fa0 #849cab #94a9b6 #a4b6c1 #b4c3cc #c4d0d7 #d4dde2 #e4eaed #f4f6f8

Colors that go with slate gray

Complementary#846a5a Analogous#5a847f Analogous#5a5f84 Triadic#845a74 Triadic#74845a Split complementary#845a5f Split complementary#847f5a

Slate gray in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 32, 12, 0, 48.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #5a7484 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

32 12 0 48

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

33 15 4 54

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 #5a7484 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #5a7484; }
.text { color: #5a7484; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a7484; }

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 #5a7484 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #5a7484 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 #5a7484 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 #5a7484 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 #5a7484 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 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.