Slate gray

#6a778f

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 219 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 #6a778f, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#6a778f

RGB106, 119, 143

HSL219, 15%, 49%

HSV219, 26%, 56%

CMYK26%, 17%, 0%, 44%

Lab49.79, 0.88, -14.64

XYZ17.5, 18.24, 28.59

Decimal6977423

Web safe#666699

Pantone652 C

Shades of slate gray

#616d82 #576276 #4e5869 #454d5d #3c4350 #323844 #292e37 #20232b #16191e #0d0f12

Tints of slate gray

#77839a #8590a5 #939daf #a1aab9 #afb6c4 #bdc3ce #cbd0d8 #d9dce3 #e7e9ed #f5f6f7

Colors that go with slate gray

Complementary#8f826a Analogous#6a8a8f Analogous#706a8f Triadic#8f6a77 Triadic#778f6a Split complementary#8f706a Split complementary#8a8f6a

Slate gray in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 26, 17, 0, 44.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #6a778f on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

26 17 0 44

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

28 20 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 #6a778f straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #6a778f; }
.text { color: #6a778f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a778f; }

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 #6a778f against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #6a778f 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 #6a778f 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 #6a778f 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

The figures for #6a778f come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.