Light slate gray

#85a6b5

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

Light slate gray sits in the blue band, mid and muted. A mid blue this balanced is a workhorse for corporate identity. Warm oranges and ambers opposite it add energy and grey keeps it professional.

Light slate gray color values

Every conversion for #85a6b5, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#85a6b5

RGB133, 166, 181

HSL199, 24%, 62%

HSV199, 27%, 71%

CMYK27%, 8%, 0%, 29%

Lab66.21, -7.79, -11.44

XYZ31.65, 35.6, 48.92

Decimal8758965

Web safe#9999cc

Pantone550 C

Shades of light slate gray

#7399aa #628ca0 #567d8f #4c6e7d #415e6b #364f5a #2c3f48 #213036 #162025 #0c1113

Tints of light slate gray

#90aebc #9bb6c2 #a6bec9 #b1c6d0 #bcced7 #c8d7dd #d3dfe4 #dee7eb #e9eff2 #f4f7f8

Colors that go with light slate gray

Complementary#b59485 Analogous#85b5ac Analogous#858eb5 Triadic#b585a6 Triadic#a6b585 Split complementary#b5858e Split complementary#b5ac85

Light slate gray in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 27, 8, 0, 29.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #85a6b5 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

27 8 0 29

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

29 11 4 35

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 #85a6b5 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #85a6b5; }
.text { color: #85a6b5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #85a6b5; }

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 #85a6b5 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #85a6b5 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 #85a6b5 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 #85a6b5 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 #85a6b5 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.