Light slate gray

#778a8c

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 grey teal at 186 degrees. A mid teal this balanced works for spa, travel and wellness. Warm corals opposite it on the wheel bring contrast and sand tones keep it coastal.

Light slate gray color values

Every conversion for #778a8c, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#778a8c

RGB119, 138, 140

HSL186, 8%, 51%

HSV186, 15%, 55%

CMYK15%, 1%, 0%, 45%

Lab56.08, -6.37, -3.38

XYZ21.43, 23.99, 28.31

Decimal7834252

Web safe#669999

Pantone444 C

Shades of light slate gray

#6c7e80 #627274 #576667 #4d595b #424d4e #384142 #2d3536 #232929 #181d1d #0e1011

Tints of light slate gray

#849597 #90a0a1 #9dabac #aab5b7 #b6c0c1 #c3cbcc #cfd6d7 #dce1e1 #e9ecec #f5f7f7

Colors that go with light slate gray

Complementary#8c7977 Analogous#778c84 Analogous#777f8c Triadic#8c778a Triadic#8a8c77 Split complementary#8c777f Split complementary#8c8477

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 15, 1, 0, 45.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #778a8c on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

15 1 0 45

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

18 5 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 #778a8c straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #778a8c; }
.text { color: #778a8c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #778a8c; }

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 #778a8c against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #778a8c 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 #778a8c 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 #778a8c 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

The figures for #778a8c 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. 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.