#708090Slategray is a muted, gently desaturated, mid-toned cool blue (#708090). Also written as slategrey in CSS — both spellings resolve to #708090.
Slategray reads as a muted, gently desaturated blue with a cool temperament. Colors in this range are commonly associated with trust, calm and competence, which makes slategray a natural fit for corporate branding, links and interfaces that need to feel dependable.
Slategray is bright enough that it pairs better with dark text than white: black type on slategray hits 5.18:1 — past the WCAG AA threshold — while white manages only 4.05:1. It shines as a section background, card fill or subtle highlight where a full-strength accent would shout.
For pairings, the complement of slategray sits at 30° — #90806F, close to gray — and delivers the strongest possible hue contrast; use it sparingly, in roughly a 90/10 split, so the two don't fight. For calmer schemes, the analogous colors 30° to either side keep the same cool temperature, while the triadic pair gives you a balanced three-color palette. All of these are computed for slategray in the palettes below, with copy-ready codes.
Every palette below is computed from slategray's position on the color wheel (hue 210°). Hover any swatch to see its code; click to copy.
Tints mix slategray toward white; shades mix it toward black. Use the scale for hover states, borders and depth without leaving the hue.
WCAG 2.1 requires 4.5:1 for normal text (AA) and 3:1 for large text. Here's how slategray performs, plus how it appears under the three main types of dichromatic color blindness (simulated approximation).
| Pairing | Ratio | Normal text | Large text |
|---|---|---|---|
| White text on Slategray | 4.05:1 | Fail | AA |
| Black text on Slategray | 5.18:1 | AA | AAA |
#77778C#76758B#718988Copy-ready snippets. In CSS you can also use the keyword slategray directly.
:root {
--slategray: #708090;
--slategray-rgb: 112, 128, 144;
--slategray-tint: #B0B9C2;
--slategray-shade: #3E464F;
}
.btn-slategray {
background: var(--slategray);
color: #000000;
}@import "tailwindcss";
@theme {
--color-slategray: #708090;
--color-slategray-light: #B0B9C2;
--color-slategray-dark: #3E464F;
}Generate a complete ramp and semantic roles in the Tailwind color generator.
// tailwind.config.js
module.exports = {
theme: {
extend: {
colors: {
slategray: { DEFAULT: "#708090", light: "#B0B9C2", dark: "#3E464F" }
}
}
}
};The closest CSS named colors by perceptual (Lab) distance.