Slate gray

Slate gray
— Color coordinates —
Hex triplet		#708090
RGBB	(r, g, b)	(112, 128, 144)
HSV	(h, s, v)	(210°, 22%, 56%)
Source		X11
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

Slate gray is a gray color with a slight azure tinge that is a representation of the average color of the material slate.

The first recorded use of slate gray as a color name in English was in 1705. ^[1]

Contents 1 Variations 1.1 Light slate gray 1.2 Dark slate gray 2 Slate gray in human culture 3 References 4 See also

Variations

Light slate gray

Light slate gray
— Color coordinates —
Hex triplet		#778899
RGBB	(r, g, b)	(119, 136, 153)
HSV	(h, s, v)	(210°, 22%, 60%)
Source		X11
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

Displayed at right is the web color light slate gray.

Dark slate gray

Dark slate gray
— Color coordinates —
Hex triplet		#2F4F4F
RGBB	(r, g, b)	(47, 79, 79)
HSV	(h, s, v)	(180°, 41%, 31%)
Source		X11
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

Displayed at right is the web color dark slate gray.

Slate gray in human culture

Computers

• The exterior shells of supercomputers are often colored various shades of slate gray.

References

1. ^ Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 204; Color Sample of Slate Gray: Page 51 Plate 14 Color Sample A2

See also

• List of colors

Shades of gray
Gray	Ash gray	Battleship gray	Black	Cadet gray	Charcoal	Cool gray	Davy's gray	Payne's gray	Silver
Slate gray	Taupe	Purple taupe	Medium taupe	Rose quartz	Taupe gray	Timberwolf	White
The samples shown above are only indicative.