Slate gray

#4e6878

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

Slate gray is a deep blue that reads serious. 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 #4e6878, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#4e6878

RGB78, 104, 120

HSL203, 21%, 39%

HSV203, 35%, 47%

CMYK35%, 13%, 0%, 53%

Lab42.58, -5.31, -12.03

XYZ11.48, 12.88, 19.65

Decimal5138552

Web safe#666666

Pantone5405 C

Shades of slate gray

#475f6e #415664 #3a4e5a #34454f #2d3c45 #26333b #202a31 #192227 #13191d #0c1013

Tints of slate gray

#5a778a #66879b #7795a7 #89a3b2 #9bb1be #adbfca #bfcdd5 #d1dbe1 #e2e9ec #f4f7f8

Colors that go with slate gray

Complementary#785e4e Analogous#4e7873 Analogous#4e5378 Triadic#784e68 Triadic#68784e Split complementary#784e53 Split complementary#78734e

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 35, 13, 0, 53.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #4e6878 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

35 13 0 53

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

36 16 4 59

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 #4e6878 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #4e6878; }
.text { color: #4e6878; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e6878; }

How slate gray looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

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Slate gray and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #4e6878 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #4e6878 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 #4e6878 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 #4e6878 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

The figures for #4e6878 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.