About Light Slate Gray
Light Slate Gray (lightslategray) is a medium, muted blue with the hex code #778899, or rgb(119, 136, 153). In HSL it sits at a hue of 210°, 14% saturation and 53% lightness. CSS also accepts the spelling lightslategrey for exactly the same color. It is one of the 148 named colors every browser understands, so you can write color: lightslategray; instead of the hex value.
Using Light Slate Gray for text and backgrounds
| Pairing | Contrast ratio | WCAG |
|---|---|---|
| Light Slate Gray text on white | 3.64 : 1 | AA large text only |
| Light Slate Gray text on black | 5.77 : 1 | AA |
On a light slate gray background, use black text (5.77 : 1). WCAG asks for at least 4.5 : 1 for body text and 3 : 1 for large text. Check other pairs with the Contrast Checker.
CSS
.element {
color: lightslategray; /* or #778899 */
background-color: #778899;
border: 1px solid rgb(119 136 153 / 50%);
}Similar named colors
Slate Gray (#708090), Gray (#808080), Cadet Blue (#5f9ea0), Steel Blue (#4682b4), Dark Sea Green (#8fbc8f), Dim Gray (#696969).
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What is the hex code for light slate gray?
#778899 — that is rgb(119, 136, 153) and hsl(210, 14%, 53%). In CSS you can also just write lightslategray.
Is light slate gray text readable on white?
Its contrast ratio on white is 3.64 : 1, which passes only for large text (WCAG AA large).
What colors go well with light slate gray?
Its complementary color is #988776; analogous colors #769898 and #767698 sit next to it on the color wheel.