Light slate gray

#828e99

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

Light slate gray sits in the blue band, mid and grey. A mid blue this balanced is a workhorse for corporate identity. It pairs with warm neutrals for balance, or with a brighter accent for contrast.

Light slate gray color values

Every conversion for #828e99, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#828e99

RGB130, 142, 153

HSL209, 10%, 55%

HSV209, 15%, 60%

CMYK15%, 7%, 0%, 40%

Lab58.41, -1.95, -7.31

XYZ24.63, 26.39, 33.93

Decimal8556185

Web safe#999999

Pantone5425 C

Shades of light slate gray

#74818e #687580 #5d6872 #525b64 #464f56 #3b4248 #30353b #24292d #191c1f #0e0f11

Tints of light slate gray

#8e98a2 #99a3ac #a5adb5 #b0b8bf #bcc2c8 #c7ccd1 #d3d7db #dee1e4 #eaecee #f5f6f7

Colors that go with light slate gray

Complementary#998d82 Analogous#829998 Analogous#828399 Triadic#99828e Triadic#8e9982 Split complementary#998283 Split complementary#999882

Light slate gray in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 15, 7, 0, 40.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #828e99 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

15 7 0 40

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

18 10 4 46

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.

Light slate gray in css

Copy #828e99 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #828e99; }
.text { color: #828e99; }
.border { border: 2px solid #828e99; }

How light slate gray looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

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Light slate gray and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #828e99 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #828e99 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Light slate gray on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #828e99 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

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

Turn light slate gray into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #828e99 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 light slate gray, free and print ready.

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How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #828e99 is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.