Colors

#94A3B8

Slate 400

Slate 400 is #94A3B8 — a neutral used for type, borders, and surfaces. The values below are the same sRGB color in HEX, RGB, HSL, HSV, a simple CMYK conversion, and OKLCH. CMYK here is a channel formula for reference, not a press proof.

Conversions

HEX
#94A3B8
RGB
rgb(148, 163, 184)
HSL
hsl(215,20%,65%)
HSV
hsv(215, 20%, 72%)
CMYK
cmyk(20,11,0,28)
OKLCH
oklch(71.1% 0.035 256.8)

Tints and shades

Tints mix this color toward white. Shades mix it toward black in sRGB. For a 50–950 ramp, open the tint and shade generator.

Tints

#A9B5C6

20% white

#BFC8D4

40% white

#D4DAE3

60% white

#EAEDF1

80% white

Shades

#768293

20% black

#59626E

40% black

#3B414A

60% black

#1E2125

80% black

Harmony palettes

These schemes rotate hue from Slate 400. Read the relationships in color theory 101 or adjust them on the color wheel.

Complementary

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#94A3B8

#B8A994

#C5CBD3

#D3CDC5

#737D8C

Analogous

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#94B5B8

#94A3B8

#9794B8

#A994B8

#97B5A8

Triadic

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#94A3B8

#B894A3

#A3B894

#D3C5CB

#8A9C7C

Split Complementary

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#94A3B8

#B89794

#B5B894

#D4D8DD

#8C8273

Monochromatic

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#29313D

#47566B

#667B99

#94A3B8

#C2CAD6

Tetradic

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#94A3B8

#B894B5

#B8A994

#94B897

#CCBDCB

Contrast against white and black

Ratios use the WCAG relative-luminance formula. AA normal text needs 4.5:1 and large text needs 3:1 under Success Criterion 1.4.3. AAA uses 7:1 and 4.5:1. A pass here is only this pair, not a full page audit. Check other pairings in the contrast checker.

On white · 2.56:1
AA normal text Fail
AA large text Fail
AAA normal text Fail
AAA large text Fail
On black · 8.19:1
AA normal text Pass
AA large text Pass
AAA normal text Pass
AAA large text Pass

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