Slate gray

#697c8f

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 210 degrees. A mid blue this balanced is a workhorse for corporate identity. It pairs with warm neutrals for balance, or with a brighter accent for contrast.

Slate gray color values

Every conversion for #697c8f, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#697c8f

RGB105, 124, 143

HSL210, 15%, 49%

HSV210, 27%, 56%

CMYK27%, 13%, 0%, 44%

Lab51.15, -2.37, -12.58

XYZ17.99, 19.4, 28.78

Decimal6913167

Web safe#666699

Pantone5415 C

Shades of slate gray

#607182 #576676 #4d5b69 #44515d #3b4650 #323b44 #293037 #1f252b #161a1e #0d0f12

Tints of slate gray

#76889a #8494a5 #92a1af #a0adb9 #aeb9c4 #bcc5ce #cad1d8 #d9dee3 #e7eaed #f5f6f7

Colors that go with slate gray

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Slate gray in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 27, 13, 0, 44.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #697c8f on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

27 13 0 44

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

29 16 4 50

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 #697c8f straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #697c8f; }
.text { color: #697c8f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #697c8f; }

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 #697c8f against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #697c8f 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 #697c8f 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 #697c8f 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 #697c8f are worked out. 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.