All About Color Slate Gray

#708090

Slate Gray is a muted and versatile gray color. It embodies subtlety and balance, perfect for creating a sophisticated and timeless space.

About Slate Gray

Slate Gray is a medium blue color with the hex code #708090. In RGB it is red 112, green 128, blue 144; in HSL it is hue 210°, saturation 13%, lightness 50%; in CMYK it is 22%, 11%, 0%, 44%. Its contrast ratio is 4.05:1 on white and 5.18:1 on black.

#708090 Color Conversion

Hex triplet70, 80, 90
CMYK22.22%, 11.11%, 0.00%, 43.53%
RGB Decimal112, 128, 144
HSL210°, 13%, 50%
RGB Octal160, 200, 220
HSV (HSB)210.00°, 22.22%, 56.47%
RGB Binary1110000, 10000000, 10010000
CIE-L*AB52.84, -2.14, -10.58
RGB Percent43.92%, 50.20%, 56.47%
CIE-L*CH52.84, 10.79, 258.57
XYZ19.44, 20.90, 29.39
CIE-L*UV52.84, -9.07, -14.89
xyY0.28, 0.30, 20.90
Hunter-Lab45.71, -4.11, -6.13
RYB43.92%, 48.10%, 56.47%

Color Accessibility Scores

#708090 on a dark background: contrast 5.18:1, passes WCAG AA.
#708090 on a light background: contrast 4.05:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of Slate Gray, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

Harmonious five-color palettes built around Slate Gray. Open any of them in the Muzli palette generator.

Complementary palette

#708090 · #A3ADB8 · #47525C · #90806F · #B8ADA3

Analogous palette

#6F9080 · #6F9090 · #708090 · #6F6F90 · #7F6F90

Triadic palette

#708090 · #906F80 · #80906F · #A3ADB8 · #B8A3AD

Tetradic palette

#708090 · #906F90 · #90806F · #6F906F · #47525C

Monochromatic palette

#2C333A · #4E5965 · #708090 · #9AA6B1 · #C5CCD3

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