Dark slate gray

#3f5a67

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 #3f5a67, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#3f5a67
RGB63, 90, 103
HSL200, 24%, 33%
HSV200, 39%, 40%
CMYK39%, 13%, 0%, 60%
Lab36.65, -6.4, -10.67
XYZ8.15, 9.35, 14.21
Decimal4151911
Web safe#336666
Pantone5405 C
Pantone5405 CHex#3f5a67Rgb63 90 103Cmyk39 13 0 60Lab37 -6 -11Darker#172126Deep#27373fLighter#5d8090

Shades of dark slate gray

Tints of dark slate gray

Colors that go with dark slate gray

Dark slate gray in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 39, 13, 0, 60.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #3f5a67 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
39 13 0 60
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
40 16 4 66
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 #3f5a67 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #3f5a67; }
.text { color: #3f5a67; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3f5a67; }

How dark slate gray looks on light and dark

Dark slate gray and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #3f5a67 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
7.32:1
AApass · AA largepass · AAApass
Textblack text on this color
2.87:1
AAfail · AA largefail · AAAfail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #3f5a67 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 #3f5a67 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness 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 #3f5a67 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

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 #3f5a67 are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.