Light slate gray

#90a0a5

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 #90a0a5, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#90a0a5

RGB144, 160, 165

HSL194, 10%, 61%

HSV194, 13%, 65%

CMYK13%, 3%, 0%, 35%

Lab64.79, -4.58, -4.53

XYZ30.86, 33.79, 40.49

Decimal9478309

Web safe#999999

Pantone5425 C

Shades of light slate gray

#819399 #71868c #65777d #58686d #4c5a5e #404b4e #333c3f #272e30 #1a1f20 #0e1011

Tints of light slate gray

#9aa9ad #a4b1b5 #aebabe #b8c3c6 #c3cbce #cdd4d6 #d7ddde #e1e5e7 #ebeeef #f5f7f7

Colors that go with light slate gray

Complementary#a59590 Analogous#90a5a0 Analogous#9095a5 Triadic#a590a0 Triadic#a0a590 Split complementary#a59095 Split complementary#a5a090

Light slate gray in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 13, 3, 0, 35.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #90a0a5 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

13 3 0 35

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

16 7 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 #90a0a5 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #90a0a5; }
.text { color: #90a0a5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #90a0a5; }

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 #90a0a5 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #90a0a5 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 #90a0a5 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 #90a0a5 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

Every value on this page for #90a0a5 is computed, not guessed. 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.