Light slate gray

#7c8e9e

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 blue at 208 degrees. A mid blue this balanced is a workhorse for corporate identity. It pairs with warm neutrals for balance, or with a brighter accent for contrast.

Light slate gray color values

Every conversion for #7c8e9e, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#7c8e9e

RGB124, 142, 158

HSL208, 15%, 55%

HSV208, 22%, 62%

CMYK22%, 10%, 0%, 38%

Lab58.13, -2.82, -10.63

XYZ24.16, 26.1, 36.11

Decimal8162974

Web safe#669999

Pantone5425 C

Shades of light slate gray

#6e8293 #637585 #586877 #4d5c68 #424f5a #38424b #2d353d #22292e #181c20 #0d0f12

Tints of light slate gray

#8898a7 #94a3b0 #a0adb9 #acb8c2 #b8c2cb #c4ccd4 #d1d7dd #dde1e6 #e9ecee #f5f6f7

Colors that go with light slate gray

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Light slate gray in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 22, 10, 0, 38.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #7c8e9e on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

22 10 0 38

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

24 13 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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Light slate gray in css

Copy #7c8e9e straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #7c8e9e; }
.text { color: #7c8e9e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c8e9e; }

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 #7c8e9e against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #7c8e9e against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Light slate gray on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #7c8e9e 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 thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn light slate gray into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #7c8e9e 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 #7c8e9e is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.