Light slate gray

#8ea2a7

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

Light slate gray lands where green meets blue, mid and muted. A mid teal this balanced works for spa, travel and wellness. Pair it with warm oranges for a complementary lift, or with deep navy for depth.

Light slate gray color values

Every conversion for #8ea2a7, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#8ea2a7

RGB142, 162, 167

HSL192, 12%, 61%

HSV192, 15%, 65%

CMYK15%, 3%, 0%, 35%

Lab65.26, -5.92, -4.97

XYZ31.05, 34.38, 41.56

Decimal9347751

Web safe#999999

Pantone5425 C

Shades of light slate gray

#7e959b #6f888e #63797f #576a6f #4a5b5f #3e4c50 #323d40 #262e31 #1a1f21 #0d1011

Tints of light slate gray

#98aaaf #a3b3b7 #adbbbf #b7c4c7 #c1cccf #ccd5d7 #d6dddf #e0e6e7 #ebeeef #f5f7f7

Colors that go with light slate gray

Complementary#a7938e Analogous#8ea7a0 Analogous#8e96a7 Triadic#a78ea2 Triadic#a2a78e Split complementary#a78e96 Split complementary#a7a08e

Light slate gray in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 15, 3, 0, 35.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #8ea2a7 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

15 3 0 35

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

18 7 4 41

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 #8ea2a7 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #8ea2a7; }
.text { color: #8ea2a7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8ea2a7; }

How light slate gray looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Light slate gray and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #8ea2a7 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #8ea2a7 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 #8ea2a7 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 #8ea2a7 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

Here is how the numbers for #8ea2a7 are worked out. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.