Dark slate gray

#2f3a36

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 grey green at 158 degrees. Greens like this connect to growth and calm. It works beside earthy oranges for contrast, or with other greens for a calm monochrome.

Dark slate gray color values

Every conversion for #2f3a36, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#2f3a36

RGB47, 58, 54

HSL158, 10%, 21%

HSV158, 19%, 23%

CMYK19%, 0%, 7%, 77%

Lab23.33, -5.56, 0.96

XYZ3.35, 3.9, 4.07

Decimal3095094

Web safe#333333

Pantone433 C

Shades of dark slate gray

#2c3632 #28322e #252e2b #222a27 #1e2523 #1b211f #181d1b #141917 #111514 #0e1110

Tints of dark slate gray

#404f4a #52655e #637a72 #758f86 #8aa098 #a0b2ab #b5c3be #cad4d1 #e0e6e4 #f5f7f6

Colors that go with dark slate gray

Complementary#3a2f33 Analogous#2f3a31 Analogous#2f383a Triadic#362f3a Triadic#3a362f Split complementary#3a2f38 Split complementary#3a312f

Dark slate gray in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 19, 0, 7, 77.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #2f3a36 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

19 0 7 77

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

21 4 10 83

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 #2f3a36 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #2f3a36; }
.text { color: #2f3a36; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2f3a36; }

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 #2f3a36 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #2f3a36 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 #2f3a36 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 #2f3a36 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

Here is how the numbers for #2f3a36 are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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.