Dark slate gray

#3e4953

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 blue that reads serious. Deep blues like this anchor serious, established brands. It pairs with warm neutrals for balance, or with a brighter accent for contrast.

Dark slate gray color values

Every conversion for #3e4953, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#3e4953

RGB62, 73, 83

HSL209, 14%, 28%

HSV209, 25%, 33%

CMYK25%, 12%, 0%, 67%

Lab30.43, -1.83, -7.41

XYZ5.93, 6.41, 9.11

Decimal4082003

Web safe#333366

Pantone432 C

Shades of dark slate gray

#39434c #343d46 #2f383f #2a3239 #262c32 #21262c #1c2125 #171b1f #121518 #0d0f12

Tints of dark slate gray

#4d5a67 #5c6c7b #6b7d8f #7e8f9e #91a0ad #a5b1bc #b9c2cb #cdd4da #e1e5e9 #f5f6f7

Colors that go with dark slate gray

Complementary#53483e Analogous#3e5353 Analogous#3e3e53 Triadic#533e49 Triadic#49533e Split complementary#533e3f Split complementary#53523e

Dark slate gray in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 25, 12, 0, 67.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #3e4953 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

25 12 0 67

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

27 15 4 73

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 #3e4953 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #3e4953; }
.text { color: #3e4953; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3e4953; }

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 #3e4953 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #3e4953 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 #3e4953 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 #3e4953 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 #3e4953 are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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.