Slate Gray (#708090)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text

This is how text may look on this color.

Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 4.05:1 — vs black: 5.18:1

Color values

HEX #708090
RGB rgb(112, 128, 144)
HSL hsl(210, 22%, 56%)
CMYK cmyk( 22.22, 11.11, 0, 43.53 )
Websafe #669999

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Tags

Mood

Style

Muted (190) Cool (180)

Use case

Text (210) Background (190) Border (170)

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #708090 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Slate Gray
#708090 Base

#908070

Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Slate Gray
#708090 Base

#709090

#707090

Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Slate Gray
#708090 Base

#907080

#809070

Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Slate Gray
#708090 Base

#907070

#909070

Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Slate Gray
#708090 Base

#907090

#908070

#709070

Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Slate Gray
#708090 Base

#2D343A

#4E5A65

#5E6C79

#8794A2

#9BA6B1

#C6CDD3

Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Slate Gray, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

— #0B0D0E

— #1F2428

— #333B42

— #48525C

— #5C6976

Slate Gray #708090 Base

— #8A97A4

— #A3AEB8

— #BDC5CC

— #D7DBE0

— #F1F2F4

CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #708090. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #708090;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #708090;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #708090;
}

/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #708090,
        #A99077
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #708090,
        #A99077
    );
}

// SCSS variable
$slate-gray: #708090;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$slate-gray-r: 112;
$slate-gray-g: 128;
$slate-gray-b: 144;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $slate-gray;
    color: rgba($slate-gray-r, $slate-gray-g, $slate-gray-b, 0.8);
}

Color Blindness Simulation

How Slate Gray appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #708090 How the color appears with full color vision.

Deuteranopia #7C7C90 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.

Protanopia #7E7E90 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.

Tritanopia #6D8282 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.

Achromatopsia #7E7E7E Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.

Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Slate Gray ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Slate Gray #708090 Base

Light Slate Gray #778899 ΔE 2.97

Shadow Blue #778BA5 ΔE 5.53

Roman Silver #838996 ΔE 5.65

Air Force Blue (RAF) #5D8AA8 ΔE 7.65

How to use this color

Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.