Light slate gray

#8ca2bb

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

Light slate gray is a mid blue that reads confident. 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 #8ca2bb, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#8ca2bb

RGB140, 162, 187

HSL212, 26%, 64%

HSV212, 25%, 73%

CMYK25%, 13%, 0%, 27%

Lab65.75, -2.01, -15.43

XYZ32.71, 35.0, 52.05

Decimal9216699

Web safe#9999cc

Pantone651 C

Shades of light slate gray

#7993b0 #6784a5 #587596 #4d6783 #425870 #37495e #2c3b4b #212c38 #161e26 #0b0f13

Tints of light slate gray

#96aac1 #a1b3c7 #abbbcd #b6c4d4 #c0ccda #cad4e0 #d5dde6 #dfe5ec #e9eef2 #f4f6f8

Colors that go with light slate gray

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Light slate gray in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 25, 13, 0, 27.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #8ca2bb on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

25 13 0 27

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

27 16 4 33

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 #8ca2bb straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #8ca2bb; }
.text { color: #8ca2bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8ca2bb; }

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 #8ca2bb against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #8ca2bb 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 #8ca2bb 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 #8ca2bb 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 #8ca2bb 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.