Slate gray

#4e667e

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

This is Slate gray, a muted blue at 210 degrees. Deep blues like this anchor serious, established brands. Warm oranges and ambers opposite it add energy and grey keeps it professional.

Slate gray color values

Every conversion for #4e667e, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#4e667e

RGB78, 102, 126

HSL210, 24%, 40%

HSV210, 38%, 49%

CMYK38%, 19%, 0%, 51%

Lab42.2, -2.42, -16.23

XYZ11.66, 12.63, 21.56

Decimal5138046

Web safe#666666

Pantone5405 C

Shades of slate gray

#475d73 #415569 #3a4c5e #334353 #2d3b48 #26323e #202933 #192128 #12181e #0c0f13

Tints of slate gray

#597490 #6683a0 #7791ab #89a0b6 #9baec1 #adbccc #bfcbd7 #d0d9e2 #e2e8ed #f4f6f8

Colors that go with slate gray

Complementary#7e664e Analogous#4e7e7e Analogous#4e4e7e Triadic#7e4e66 Triadic#667e4e Split complementary#7e4e4e Split complementary#7e7e4e

Slate gray in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 38, 19, 0, 51.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #4e667e on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

38 19 0 51

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

39 21 4 57

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.

Slate gray in css

Copy #4e667e straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #4e667e; }
.text { color: #4e667e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e667e; }

How slate gray looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Slate gray and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #4e667e against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #4e667e against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Slate gray on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #4e667e sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

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

Turn slate gray into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #4e667e 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 slate gray, free and print ready.

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How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #4e667e 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.