Light slate gray

#87989d

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. Warm corals opposite it on the wheel bring contrast and sand tones keep it coastal.

Light slate gray color values

Every conversion for #87989d, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#87989d

RGB135, 152, 157

HSL194, 10%, 57%

HSV194, 14%, 62%

CMYK14%, 3%, 0%, 38%

Lab61.69, -4.95, -4.68

XYZ27.31, 30.04, 36.26

Decimal8886429

Web safe#999999

Pantone5425 C

Shades of light slate gray

#798c91 #6c7e84 #607176 #546367 #495559 #3d474a #313a3c #252c2e #1a1e1f #0e1011

Tints of light slate gray

#92a1a6 #9dabaf #a8b4b8 #b3bec1 #bec7ca #c9d1d3 #d4dadc #dfe4e5 #eaedee #f5f7f7

Colors that go with light slate gray

Complementary#9d8c87 Analogous#879d97 Analogous#878d9d Triadic#9d8798 Triadic#989d87 Split complementary#9d878d Split complementary#9d9787

Light slate gray in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 14, 3, 0, 38.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #87989d on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

14 3 0 38

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

17 7 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 #87989d straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #87989d; }
.text { color: #87989d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87989d; }

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 #87989d against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #87989d 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 #87989d 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 #87989d 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 #87989d come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.