Slate gray

#77778d

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

This is Slate gray, a grey blue at 240 degrees. A mid blue this balanced is a workhorse for corporate identity. Warm oranges and ambers opposite it add energy and grey keeps it professional.

Slate gray color values

Every conversion for #77778d, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#77778d

RGB119, 119, 141

HSL240, 9%, 51%

HSV240, 16%, 55%

CMYK16%, 16%, 0%, 45%

Lab50.73, 4.78, -11.93

XYZ19.01, 19.04, 27.87

Decimal7829389

Web safe#666699

Pantone5285 C

Shades of slate gray

#6c6c81 #626274 #575768 #4d4d5c #42424f #383843 #2d2d36 #23232a #18181d #0e0e11

Tints of slate gray

#848498 #9090a2 #9d9dad #aaaab7 #b6b6c2 #c3c3cd #cfcfd7 #dcdce2 #e9e9ec #f5f5f7

Colors that go with slate gray

Complementary#8d8d77 Analogous#77828d Analogous#82778d Triadic#8d7777 Triadic#778d77 Split complementary#8d8277 Split complementary#828d77

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 16, 16, 0, 45.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #77778d on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

16 16 0 45

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

19 19 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.

Slate gray in css

Copy #77778d straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #77778d; }
.text { color: #77778d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #77778d; }

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 #77778d against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #77778d 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 #77778d 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 #77778d 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 #77778d 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.