Dark slate gray

#2b4e41

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

Dark slate gray is a deep green that feels weighty. Deep greens like this read established and premium. It works beside earthy oranges for contrast, or with other greens for a calm monochrome.

Dark slate gray color values

Every conversion for #2b4e41, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#2b4e41

RGB43, 78, 65

HSL158, 29%, 24%

HSV158, 45%, 31%

CMYK45%, 0%, 17%, 69%

Lab30.26, -16.22, 3.75

XYZ4.67, 6.34, 5.98

Decimal2838081

Web safe#336633

Pantone560 C

Shades of dark slate gray

#28483c #254237 #213d32 #1e372e #1b3129 #182b24 #15251f #111f1a #0e1a15 #0b1410

Tints of dark slate gray

#386655 #457e69 #53967d #64aa90 #7cb7a1 #94c4b2 #acd1c3 #c4ded4 #dcebe6 #f3f9f7

Colors that go with dark slate gray

Complementary#4e2b38 Analogous#2b4e2f Analogous#2b4a4e Triadic#412b4e Triadic#4e412b Split complementary#4e2b4a Split complementary#4e2f2b

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 45, 0, 17, 69.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #2b4e41 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

45 0 17 69

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

45 4 20 75

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 #2b4e41 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #2b4e41; }
.text { color: #2b4e41; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2b4e41; }

How dark slate gray looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

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Dark slate gray and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #2b4e41 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #2b4e41 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 #2b4e41 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business 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 #2b4e41 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 dark slate gray, free and print ready.

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How we calculate these values

The figures for #2b4e41 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.