Light slate gray

#94a4a8

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 #94a4a8, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#94a4a8

RGB148, 164, 168

HSL192, 10%, 62%

HSV192, 12%, 66%

CMYK12%, 2%, 0%, 34%

Lab66.27, -4.77, -3.99

XYZ32.56, 35.67, 42.22

Decimal9741480

Web safe#999999

Pantone5425 C

Shades of light slate gray

#84979b #75898e #677a7f #5b6b6f #4e5c60 #414d50 #343e40 #272f30 #1b1f21 #0e1011

Tints of light slate gray

#9eacb0 #a7b5b8 #b1bdc0 #bbc5c8 #c5cdcf #ced6d7 #d8dedf #e2e6e7 #ebeeef #f5f7f7

Colors that go with light slate gray

Complementary#a89894 Analogous#94a8a2 Analogous#949aa8 Triadic#a894a4 Triadic#a4a894 Split complementary#a8949a Split complementary#a8a294

Light slate gray in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 12, 2, 0, 34.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #94a4a8 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

12 2 0 34

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

15 6 4 40

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 #94a4a8 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #94a4a8; }
.text { color: #94a4a8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #94a4a8; }

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 #94a4a8 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #94a4a8 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 #94a4a8 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 #94a4a8 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 #94a4a8 are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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.