Information about Slate color
Basic facts about this digital color
#516572 is a calm, restrained steel-blue azure that holds a balanced mid-tone. It is a natural fit for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Cadet (#536872). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Streetwise (#4F6971) and Black Coral (#54626F).
The recipe behind #516572 is rgb(81, 101, 114), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #516572: 6.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.5:1 for black. The name "Slate" is officially recorded for this exact shade in The Official Register of Color Names.
Slate color variations
View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.
Slate color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
Slate color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
Slate color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
Slate color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
Slate color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to Slate color
View adjacent and very similar colors.
Nearest named colors to Slate
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.
#536872
#4F6971
#54626F
#536878
#4D646C
#4F666A
#4A646C
#59656D
#496569
#4F6D69
#505F67
#595E6B
Slate color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#516572
- RGB81, 101, 114
- CMYK13, 5, 0, 55
- CSSrgb(81, 101, 114)
- HSL204°, 17%, 38%
- HSL Precise203.636°, 16.923%, 38.235%
- HSV204°, 29%, 45%
- HSB204°, 29%, 45%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.318
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.396
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.447
- GLSLvec3(0.318, 0.396, 0.447)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.318, 0.396, 0.447, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.318, 0.396, 0.447)
- Percentage of Red in RGB31.8%
- Percentage of Green in RGB39.6%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB44.7%
- Color FamilyAzure
- Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX ID516572
- DECIMAL ID5334386
- Name Length5
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- Counting from2025-01-01
