Slate gray

#738689

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 #738689, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#738689

RGB115, 134, 137

HSL188, 9%, 49%

HSV188, 16%, 54%

CMYK16%, 2%, 0%, 46%

Lab54.55, -6.17, -3.93

XYZ20.11, 22.5, 26.95

Decimal7571081

Web safe#669999

Pantone444 C

Shades of slate gray

#697a7d #5f6e71 #556365 #4b5759 #404b4d #363f41 #2c3435 #222829 #181c1d #0e1011

Tints of slate gray

#809194 #8d9d9f #9aa8aa #a7b3b5 #b4bec0 #c1cacb #ced5d6 #dbe0e1 #e8ebec #f5f7f7

Colors that go with slate gray

Complementary#897673 Analogous#738981 Analogous#737b89 Triadic#897386 Triadic#868973 Split complementary#89737b Split complementary#898173

Slate gray in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 16, 2, 0, 46.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #738689 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

16 2 0 46

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

19 6 4 52

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 #738689 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #738689; }
.text { color: #738689; }
.border { border: 2px solid #738689; }

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 #738689 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #738689 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 #738689 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 #738689 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

The figures for #738689 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.