Slate gray

#697c81

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

Slate gray lands where green meets blue, mid and grey. A mid teal this balanced works for spa, travel and wellness. Pair it with warm oranges for a complementary lift, or with deep navy for depth.

Slate gray color values

Every conversion for #697c81, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#697c81

RGB105, 124, 129

HSL193, 10%, 46%

HSV193, 19%, 51%

CMYK19%, 4%, 0%, 49%

Lab50.69, -5.77, -5.05

XYZ17.0, 19.0, 23.54

Decimal6913153

Web safe#666699

Pantone5415 C

Shades of slate gray

#607176 #57666b #4e5c5f #445154 #3b4649 #323b3e #293133 #202627 #171b1c #0e1011

Tints of slate gray

#75898f #83969a #92a2a6 #a0aeb1 #aebabd #bcc6c9 #cad2d4 #d9dee0 #e7eaeb #f5f7f7

Colors that go with slate gray

Complementary#816e69 Analogous#69817a Analogous#697081 Triadic#81697c Triadic#7c8169 Split complementary#816970 Split complementary#817a69

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 19, 4, 0, 49.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #697c81 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

19 4 0 49

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

21 8 4 55

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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Slate gray in css

Copy #697c81 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #697c81; }
.text { color: #697c81; }
.border { border: 2px solid #697c81; }

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 #697c81 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #697c81 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Slate gray on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #697c81 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 thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn slate gray into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #697c81 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

Here is how the numbers for #697c81 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.