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Slate Gray

#708090

Conversions

HEX#708090

RGBrgb(112, 128, 144)

HSLhsl(210, 13%, 50%)

HSVhsv(210, 22%, 56%)

CMYKcmyk(22%, 11%, 0%, 44%)

Copy CSS

color: #708090;
/* rgb  */ color: rgb(112, 128, 144);
/* hsl  */ color: hsl(210, 13%, 50%);

Contrast

On whiteFail · 4.05 : 1

On ink blackPass · 4.72 : 1

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About Slate Gray

Slate Gray is the hex color #708090, which translates to rgb(112, 128, 144) in RGB and hsl(210, 13%, 50%) in HSL. On the color wheel it sits at 210 degrees, with a saturation of 13 percent and a lightness of 50 percent. Its OKLCH chroma of 0.031 is low for the neutral family, giving Slate Gray a muted, dusty character.

How Slate Gray compares

Slate Gray is exactly the CSS keyword slategray, so you can write the keyword instead of the hex and get an identical result. In the Tailwind CSS 4.3.1 palette the nearest token is gray-500 (#6A7282), at a distance of 5.7. Inside this library the closest neighbour is Light Slate Gray at 3.1. Sorted by lightness, Slate Gray is number 14 of the 37 neutral colors here.

Text on Slate Gray

One of the five common text colors below clears WCAG AA for normal text on Slate Gray, led by Ink black at 4.72:1. The ratios are computed with the WCAG relative luminance formula, the same one the contrast checker uses, which opens with Slate Gray already loaded as the background.

Contrast of common text colors on Slate Gray. AA normal text needs 4.5:1, AA large text and non-text elements need 3:1, AAA normal text needs 7:1.
Text color	Ratio	AA normal	AA large	AAA normal
White #FFFFFF	4.05:1	Fail	Pass	Fail
Ink black #0F0F12	4.72:1	Pass	Pass	Fail
Mid grey #6B7280	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Dark grey #374151	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Light grey #E5E7EB	3.27:1	Fail	Pass	Fail

Building a palette around Slate Gray

The pairings above give you three classic starting points. The complementary color sits opposite on the wheel and works well as an accent that draws the eye. The analogous colors sit right beside Slate Gray for calmer, harmonious combinations. The triadic pair spaces three hues evenly for a balanced, energetic palette. Open any swatch to explore it as its own color.

Full values for Slate Gray

Format	Value
HEX	#708090
RGB	rgb(112, 128, 144)
HSL	hsl(210, 13%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(210, 22%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(22%, 11%, 0%, 44%)
OKLCH	oklch(59.25% 0.0309 248.35)
CIELAB	lab(52.84 -2.14 -10.57)

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Last updated 5 August 2026 by FusionStudios. Every value on this page is computed by the same functions the tools use. How this is calculated.