Slate gray

#677799

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 221 degrees. 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 #677799, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#677799

RGB103, 119, 153

HSL221, 20%, 50%

HSV221, 33%, 60%

CMYK33%, 22%, 0%, 40%

Lab49.95, 2.54, -20.28

XYZ17.94, 18.38, 32.74

Decimal6780825

Web safe#666699

Pantone652 C

Shades of slate gray

#5e6c8c #55627e #4c5871 #434d63 #3a4356 #303848 #272e3b #1e232d #151920 #0c0e12

Tints of slate gray

#7584a2 #8390ac #919db5 #a0aabf #aeb6c8 #bcc3d2 #cad0db #d8dce5 #e6e9ee #f4f5f8

Colors that go with slate gray

Complementary#998967 Analogous#679099 Analogous#706799 Triadic#996777 Triadic#779967 Split complementary#997067 Split complementary#909967

Slate gray in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 33, 22, 0, 40.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #677799 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

33 22 0 40

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

34 24 4 46

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 #677799 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #677799; }
.text { color: #677799; }
.border { border: 2px solid #677799; }

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 #677799 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #677799 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 #677799 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 #677799 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 #677799 are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.