Light slate gray

#638993

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

Light slate gray is a mid teal, confident between blue and green. A mid teal this balanced works for spa, travel and wellness. Warm corals opposite it on the wheel bring contrast and sand tones keep it coastal.

Light slate gray color values

Every conversion for #638993, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#638993

RGB99, 137, 147

HSL193, 20%, 48%

HSV193, 33%, 58%

CMYK33%, 7%, 0%, 42%

Lab54.71, -10.61, -9.59

XYZ19.36, 22.65, 30.96

Decimal6523283

Web safe#669999

Pantone549 C

Shades of light slate gray

#5a7d86 #527179 #49656c #405960 #384d53 #2f4146 #263539 #1e292c #151d1f #0c1112

Tints of light slate gray

#70959f #7fa0a9 #8dabb2 #9cb6bc #abc1c6 #b9cbd0 #c8d6da #d7e1e4 #e6ecee #f4f7f8

Colors that go with light slate gray

Complementary#936d63 Analogous#639385 Analogous#637193 Triadic#936389 Triadic#899363 Split complementary#936371 Split complementary#938563

Light 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 33, 7, 0, 42.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #638993 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

33 7 0 42

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

34 10 4 48

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.

Light slate gray in css

Copy #638993 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #638993; }
.text { color: #638993; }
.border { border: 2px solid #638993; }

How light slate gray looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Light slate gray and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #638993 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #638993 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Light slate gray on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #638993 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around light 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 light slate gray into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #638993 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 light slate gray, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #638993 is computed, not guessed. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.