Light slate gray

#6f8a8d

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

This is Light slate gray, a muted teal at 186 degrees. 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.

Light slate gray color values

Every conversion for #6f8a8d, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#6f8a8d

RGB111, 138, 141

HSL186, 12%, 49%

HSV186, 21%, 55%

CMYK21%, 2%, 0%, 45%

Lab55.56, -8.84, -4.78

XYZ20.45, 23.48, 28.65

Decimal7309965

Web safe#669999

Pantone5483 C

Shades of light slate gray

#657e81 #5b7274 #526668 #485a5b #3e4d4f #344143 #2b3536 #21292a #171d1e #0d1111

Tints of light slate gray

#7c9598 #8aa0a3 #97abad #a4b6b8 #b2c1c2 #bfcbcd #cdd6d7 #dae1e2 #e8eced #f5f7f7

Colors that go with light slate gray

Complementary#8d726f Analogous#6f8d81 Analogous#6f7b8d Triadic#8d6f8a Triadic#8a8d6f Split complementary#8d6f7b Split complementary#8d816f

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 21, 2, 0, 45.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #6f8a8d on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

21 2 0 45

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

23 6 4 51

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 #6f8a8d straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #6f8a8d; }
.text { color: #6f8a8d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f8a8d; }

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 #6f8a8d against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #6f8a8d 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 #6f8a8d 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 #6f8a8d 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.

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How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #6f8a8d is computed, not guessed. 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. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.