Light slate gray

#83969a

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

Light 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.

Light slate gray color values

Every conversion for #83969a, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#83969a

RGB131, 150, 154

HSL190, 10%, 56%

HSV190, 15%, 60%

CMYK15%, 3%, 0%, 40%

Lab60.76, -5.86, -4.39

XYZ26.1, 28.97, 34.79

Decimal8623770

Web safe#999999

Pantone5425 C

Shades of light slate gray

#758a8f #697d81 #5e6f73 #526265 #475457 #3b4749 #30393b #252b2d #191e1f #0e1011

Tints of light slate gray

#8ea0a3 #9aa9ad #a5b3b6 #b1bdbf #bcc6c8 #c7d0d2 #d3dadb #dee3e4 #eaedee #f5f7f7

Colors that go with light slate gray

Complementary#9a8783 Analogous#839a93 Analogous#838b9a Triadic#9a8396 Triadic#969a83 Split complementary#9a838b Split complementary#9a9383

Light slate gray in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 15, 3, 0, 40.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #83969a on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

15 3 0 40

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

18 7 4 46

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 #83969a straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #83969a; }
.text { color: #83969a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #83969a; }

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 #83969a against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #83969a 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 #83969a 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 #83969a 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 #83969a 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.