Light slate gray

#75949d

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

Light slate gray is a mid teal, balanced between blue and green. 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 #75949d, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#75949d

RGB117, 148, 157

HSL194, 17%, 54%

HSV194, 25%, 62%

CMYK25%, 6%, 0%, 38%

Lab59.34, -8.66, -8.3

XYZ24.01, 27.4, 35.92

Decimal7705757

Web safe#669999

Pantone5425 C

Shades of light slate gray

#688892 #5e7b84 #536e76 #496167 #3f5359 #35464b #2b393d #212b2e #171e20 #0d1112

Tints of light slate gray

#829ea6 #8fa8af #9bb2b8 #a8bcc1 #b5c5ca #c2cfd3 #ced9dc #dbe3e5 #e8edef #f5f7f8

Colors that go with light slate gray

Complementary#9d7e75 Analogous#759d92 Analogous#75809d Triadic#9d7594 Triadic#949d75 Split complementary#9d7580 Split complementary#9d9275

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 25, 6, 0, 38.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #75949d on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

25 6 0 38

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

27 10 4 44

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 #75949d straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #75949d; }
.text { color: #75949d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #75949d; }

How light slate gray looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

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Light slate gray and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #75949d against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #75949d 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 #75949d 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 #75949d 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

Here is how the numbers for #75949d are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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.