Dark slate gray

#2a4244

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

This is Dark slate gray, a muted teal at 185 degrees. Teals like this feel modern and clean. Warm corals opposite it on the wheel bring contrast and sand tones keep it coastal.

Dark slate gray color values

Every conversion for #2a4244, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#2a4244
RGB42, 66, 68
HSL185, 24%, 22%
HSV185, 38%, 27%
CMYK38%, 3%, 0%, 73%
Lab26.17, -8.65, -4.18
XYZ3.95, 4.81, 6.19
Decimal2769476
Web safe#333333
Pantone309 C
Pantone309 CHex#2a4244Rgb42 66 68Cmyk38 3 0 73Lab26 -9 -4Darker#172526Deep#273d3fLighter#476b6e

Shades of dark slate gray

Tints of dark slate gray

Colors that go with dark slate gray

Dark 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 38, 3, 0, 73.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #2a4244 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
38 3 0 73
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
39 7 4 79
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.

Dark slate gray in css

Copy #2a4244 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #2a4244; }
.text { color: #2a4244; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2a4244; }

How dark slate gray looks on light and dark

Dark slate gray and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #2a4244 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
10.71:1
AApass · AA largepass · AAApass
Textblack text on this color
1.96:1
AAfail · AA largefail · AAAfail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #2a4244 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Dark slate gray on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #2a4244 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness card
Sticker
Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around dark slate gray? Pull matching colors from any photo with thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn dark slate gray into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #2a4244 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from dark slate gray, free and print ready.

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How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #2a4244 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.