Light slate gray

#7e8ea9

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

This is Light slate gray, a muted blue at 218 degrees. A mid blue this balanced is a workhorse for corporate identity. Warm oranges and ambers opposite it add energy and grey keeps it professional.

Light slate gray color values

Every conversion for #7e8ea9, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#7e8ea9

RGB126, 142, 169

HSL218, 20%, 58%

HSV218, 25%, 66%

CMYK25%, 16%, 0%, 34%

Lab58.65, 0.47, -16.12

XYZ25.44, 26.65, 41.34

Decimal8294057

Web safe#669999

Pantone652 C

Shades of light slate gray

#6e809e #617391 #566681 #4c5a72 #414d62 #374152 #2c3442 #212832 #171b22 #0c0f12

Tints of light slate gray

#8a98b1 #96a3b9 #a1adc1 #adb7c9 #b9c2d0 #c5ccd8 #d1d7e0 #dde1e8 #e8ebf0 #f4f6f8

Colors that go with light slate gray

Complementary#a9997e Analogous#7ea3a9 Analogous#837ea9 Triadic#a97e8e Triadic#8ea97e Split complementary#a9837e Split complementary#a4a97e

Light slate gray in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 25, 16, 0, 34.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #7e8ea9 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

25 16 0 34

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

27 19 4 40

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 #7e8ea9 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #7e8ea9; }
.text { color: #7e8ea9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e8ea9; }

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 #7e8ea9 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #7e8ea9 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 #7e8ea9 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 #7e8ea9 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

The figures for #7e8ea9 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. 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. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.