#708090

Slate Gray

Slate gray is a cool, bluish gray named after slate rock. It is professional, serious, and widely used in corporate design.

Slate Gray Color Values

HEX#708090
RGB112, 128, 144
HSL210°, 13%, 50%
HSV210°, 22%, 56%
CMYK22%, 11%, 0%, 44%

Color Blindness Simulation

Protanopia
Red-blind. Cannot perceive red light.
Sees: #7A8091 (~1.3% of males)
Deuteranopia
Green-blind. Cannot perceive green light.
Sees: #767D90 (~1.2% of males)
Tritanopia
Blue-blind. Cannot perceive blue light.
Sees: #688385 (~0.01% of population)
Achromatopsia
Total color blindness. Sees only grayscale.
Sees: #7E7E7E (~0.003% of population)

Slate Gray as Text Color

Slate Gray on White
4.1:1FAIL
Slate Gray on Light Gray
3.7:1FAIL
Slate Gray on Cream
3.8:1FAIL
Slate Gray on Dark
4.2:1FAIL
Slate Gray on Black
5.2:1AA
Slate Gray on Soft Blue
3.5:1FAIL
Slate Gray on Soft Green
3.6:1FAIL
Slate Gray on Soft Pink
3.4:1FAIL

Nearest Tailwind Class

slate-500
#64748B

Nearest Pantone Match

Very Peri (2022)
#6667AB

CSS Variable Export

:root {
  --color-slate-gray: #708090;
  --color-slate-gray-rgb: 112, 128, 144;
}

Tailwind Config

// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
  'slate-gray': '#708090',
}

Shades of Slate Gray

#6F7F90
#62707F
#576370
#49545F
#3E4751
#31383F
#262B31
#181C20
#0D0F11
#000000

Tints of Slate Gray

#6F7F90
#808F9D
#8F9CA8
#A0ABB6
#AEB8C1
#C0C7CE
#CED4D9
#DFE3E7
#EEF0F2
#FFFFFF

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#708090
#90806F

Analogous

#6F9090
#6F7F90
#6F6F90

Triadic

#6F7F90
#906F80
#80906F

Slate Gray Text Preview

Heading in Slate Gray

Body text in Slate Gray. The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

White on Slate Gray

Body text on a Slate Gray background.

Slate Gray text on dark background

Contrast: 4.4:1