Light slate gray

#8b98a5

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. It pairs with warm neutrals for balance, or with a brighter accent for contrast.

Light slate gray color values

Every conversion for #8b98a5, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#8b98a5

RGB139, 152, 165

HSL210, 13%, 60%

HSV210, 16%, 65%

CMYK16%, 8%, 0%, 35%

Lab62.22, -1.85, -8.38

XYZ28.67, 30.66, 40.0

Decimal9148581

Web safe#999999

Pantone5425 C

Shades of light slate gray

#7c8a99 #6d7d8c #616f7d #55616e #49545e #3d464f #31383f #252b30 #191d21 #0d0f11

Tints of light slate gray

#96a1ad #a0abb5 #abb4be #b5bec6 #c0c7ce #cbd0d6 #d5dadf #e0e3e7 #eaedef #f5f6f7

Colors that go with light slate gray

Complementary#a5988b Analogous#8ba5a5 Analogous#8b8ba5 Triadic#a58b98 Triadic#98a58b Split complementary#a58b8b Split complementary#a5a58b

Light slate gray in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 16, 8, 0, 35.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #8b98a5 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

16 8 0 35

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

19 11 4 41

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 #8b98a5 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #8b98a5; }
.text { color: #8b98a5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b98a5; }

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 #8b98a5 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #8b98a5 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 #8b98a5 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 #8b98a5 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.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #8b98a5 are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.