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Named color

Dark Slate Gray

Dark Slate Gray color #2F4F4F: RGB 47, 79, 79 and HSL 180°, 25%, 25%. Explore its cool cyan profile, contrast, CSS, palettes and harmonies.

#2F4F4F cyan cool muted
HEX #2F4F4F
RGB rgb(47, 79, 79)
HSL hsl(180 25% 25%)
CMYK cmyk(41, 0, 0, 69)
Luminance 0.0676
Contrast Black 2.35:1White 8.93:1

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CSS Utilities

--color-dark-slate-gray: #2F4F4F;
.bg-dark-slate-gray { background-color: #2F4F4F; }
.text-dark-slate-gray { color: #2F4F4F; }
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Color meaning and use

About Dark Slate Gray Color

Dark Slate Gray uses HEX #2F4F4F, RGB 47, 79, 79, and HSL 180°, 25%, 25%. The dataset classifies it in the cyan family with cool temperature and muted visual character.

No separate named-color neighbor is recorded for this entry. Its relative luminance is 0.0676; black contrast is 2.35:1 and white contrast is 8.93:1, making white the stronger of those two standard foreground choices.

WCAG Accessibility

Contrast checks for Dark Slate Gray against black and white text.

Black text2.35:1AA Fail
White text8.93:1AA Pass
AA text options#FFFFFF, #F5F5F5
AAA text options#FFFFFF, #F5F5F5
Open WCAG pageDetailed contrast notes, warnings, alternatives, and UI examples

Downloadable color reference infographic

Dark Slate Gray Color Reference Infographic

Save a high-resolution infographic of Dark Slate Gray, including its color values, coordinated palette, and black and white text contrast.

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Dark Slate Gray color reference infographic showing #2F4F4F, RGB and HSL values, a coordinated palette, and black and white text contrast.
Dark Slate Gray color reference infographic generated from the verified Colors Encyclopedia dataset.
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Color Harmonies

#503030#503030#305040#305040#304050#304050#503050#503050#505030#505030
Open full Dark Slate Gray harmony pageComplementary, analogous, triadic, tetradic, split, and monochromatic sets

Variants

#528989#528989#0D1616#0D1616#225E5E#225E5E#3E4242#3E4242#738C8C#738C8C#00A8A8#00A8A8

Pairings

White#FFFFFF#503030#503030#305040#305040#304050#304050Matte Black#1A1A1AWhite Smoke#F5F5F5

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable Color Data (JSON)

Perfect for CSS, design systems, automation, and AI ingestion.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.0676
Black text2.35:1AA Fail
White text8.93:1AA Pass
hexCanonical HEX value
rgbRed, green, blue channels
hslHue, saturation, lightness
cmykApproximate print conversion
wcagAA and AAA contrast options
harmoniesMathematical harmony sets
variantsGenerated tone variants
nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Color systems
{
  "hex": "#2F4F4F",
  "rgb": [
    47,
    79,
    79
  ],
  "hsl": [
    180,
    25,
    25
  ],
  "cmyk": [
    41,
    0,
    0,
    69
  ],
  "luminance": 0.0676,
  "contrast": {
    "black": 2.35,
    "white": 8.93
  }
}
WCAG
{
  "AA": [
    "#FFFFFF",
    "#F5F5F5"
  ],
  "AAA": [
    "#FFFFFF",
    "#F5F5F5"
  ]
}
Harmonies
{
  "complementary": "#503030",
  "analogous": [
    "#305040",
    "#304050"
  ],
  "triadic": [
    "#503050",
    "#505030"
  ],
  "tetradic": [
    "#403050",
    "#503030",
    "#405030"
  ],
  "splitComplementary": [
    "#503040",
    "#504030"
  ],
  "monochromatic": [
    "#528989",
    "#2F4F4F",
    "#0D1616"
  ]
}
Variants
{
  "light": "#528989",
  "dark": "#0D1616",
  "saturated": "#225E5E",
  "desaturated": "#3E4242",
  "pastel": "#738C8C",
  "neon": "#00A8A8"
}
Pairings
{
  "best": [
    "#FFFFFF",
    "#503030",
    "#305040",
    "#304050"
  ],
  "avoid": [
    "#3E4242",
    "#528989"
  ],
  "neutral": [
    "#1A1A1A",
    "#F5F5F5",
    "#E8E8E4"
  ],
  "highContrast": [
    "#FFFFFF"
  ],
  "lowContrast": [
    "#528989",
    "#3E4242"
  ]
}
Knowledge graph
{
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    "dark-slate-grey",
    "spruce",
    "charcoal",
    "pine-needle",
    "slate-navy"
  ],
  "generatedPalettes": [
    "dark-slate-gray"
  ],
  "generatedComparisons": [
    "charcoal-vs-dark-slate-gray",
    "dark-slate-gray-vs-dark-slate-grey",
    "dark-slate-gray-vs-spruce",
    "hunter-green-vs-dark-slate-gray",
    "pine-needle-vs-dark-slate-gray",
    "slate-navy-vs-dark-slate-gray"
  ],
  "relatedFamilies": [
    "/colors/by-family/cyan",
    "/colors/by-temperature/cool",
    "/colors/by-tone/muted"
  ],
  "relatedTools": [
    "/harmonies/dark-slate-gray",
    "/wcag/dark-slate-gray",
    "/css/colors/dark-slate-gray",
    "/hex/2f4f4f",
    "/tools/css-gradient-generator",
    "/tools/color-palette-generator",
    "/tools/css-color-mixer",
    "/tools/contrast-checker"
  ],
  "semanticRelations": {
    "broader": [
      "/colors/by-family/cyan",
      "/colors/by-temperature/cool",
      "/colors/by-tone/muted"
    ],
    "narrower": [
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    ],
    "related": [
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      "/compare/dark-slate-gray-vs-dark-slate-grey",
      "/compare/dark-slate-gray-vs-spruce",
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      "/compare/pine-needle-vs-dark-slate-gray",
      "/compare/slate-navy-vs-dark-slate-gray",
      "/harmonies/dark-slate-gray",
      "/wcag/dark-slate-gray",
      "/css/colors/dark-slate-gray",
      "/hex/2f4f4f",
      "/tools/css-gradient-generator",
      "/tools/color-palette-generator",
      "/tools/css-color-mixer",
      "/tools/contrast-checker"
    ]
  }
}
Full JSON dataset 
{
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  "name": "Dark Slate Gray",
  "cssName": "darkslategray",
  "hex": "#2F4F4F",
  "family": "cyan",
  "temperature": "cool",
  "tone": [
    "muted"
  ],
  "uses": [
    "web design",
    "CSS color systems",
    "UI prototyping"
  ],
  "psychology": {
    "associations": [
      "context dependent"
    ],
    "contexts": [
      "web interfaces",
      "design systems",
      "technical color references"
    ],
    "avoidIn": [
      "claims that require brand or cultural specificity"
    ]
  },
  "aliases": [
    "darkslategray"
  ],
  "sourceType": "standard",
  "confidence": "high",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.w3.org/TR/css-color-4/#named-colors",
  "origin": {
    "type": "css",
    "notes": "Standard CSS named color."
  },
  "reviewStatus": "auto",
  "editorialNotes": "Generated from CSS named color data and computed color-system properties.",
  "tags": [
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    "cool",
    "muted",
    "web-design",
    "css-color-systems",
    "ui-prototyping",
    "context-dependent"
  ],
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  "rgb": [
    47,
    79,
    79
  ],
  "hsl": [
    180,
    25,
    25
  ],
  "cmyk": [
    41,
    0,
    0,
    69
  ],
  "luminance": 0.0676,
  "contrast": {
    "black": 2.35,
    "white": 8.93
  },
  "harmonies": {
    "complementary": "#503030",
    "analogous": [
      "#305040",
      "#304050"
    ],
    "triadic": [
      "#503050",
      "#505030"
    ],
    "tetradic": [
      "#403050",
      "#503030",
      "#405030"
    ],
    "splitComplementary": [
      "#503040",
      "#504030"
    ],
    "monochromatic": [
      "#528989",
      "#2F4F4F",
      "#0D1616"
    ]
  },
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    "dark": "#0D1616",
    "saturated": "#225E5E",
    "desaturated": "#3E4242",
    "pastel": "#738C8C",
    "neon": "#00A8A8"
  },
  "wcag": {
    "AA": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ],
    "AAA": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ]
  },
  "css": {
    "variable": "--color-dark-slate-gray: #2F4F4F;",
    "utility": ".bg-dark-slate-gray { background-color: #2F4F4F; }",
    "textUtility": ".text-dark-slate-gray { color: #2F4F4F; }"
  },
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    "dark-slate-grey",
    "spruce",
    "charcoal",
    "pine-needle",
    "slate-navy"
  ],
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    "dark-slate-gray"
  ],
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    "dark-slate-gray-vs-dark-slate-grey",
    "dark-slate-gray-vs-spruce",
    "hunter-green-vs-dark-slate-gray",
    "pine-needle-vs-dark-slate-gray",
    "slate-navy-vs-dark-slate-gray"
  ],
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    "/colors/by-temperature/cool",
    "/colors/by-tone/muted"
  ],
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    "/wcag/dark-slate-gray",
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    "/hex/2f4f4f",
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    "/tools/color-palette-generator",
    "/tools/css-color-mixer",
    "/tools/contrast-checker"
  ],
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    ],
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      "/colors/spruce",
      "/colors/charcoal",
      "/colors/pine-needle",
      "/colors/slate-navy",
      "/compare/charcoal-vs-dark-slate-gray",
      "/compare/dark-slate-gray-vs-dark-slate-grey",
      "/compare/dark-slate-gray-vs-spruce",
      "/compare/hunter-green-vs-dark-slate-gray",
      "/compare/pine-needle-vs-dark-slate-gray",
      "/compare/slate-navy-vs-dark-slate-gray",
      "/harmonies/dark-slate-gray",
      "/wcag/dark-slate-gray",
      "/css/colors/dark-slate-gray",
      "/hex/2f4f4f",
      "/tools/css-gradient-generator",
      "/tools/color-palette-generator",
      "/tools/css-color-mixer",
      "/tools/contrast-checker"
    ]
  },
  "pairings": {
    "best": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#503030",
      "#305040",
      "#304050"
    ],
    "avoid": [
      "#3E4242",
      "#528989"
    ],
    "neutral": [
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#F5F5F5",
      "#E8E8E4"
    ],
    "highContrast": [
      "#FFFFFF"
    ],
    "lowContrast": [
      "#528989",
      "#3E4242"
    ]
  }
}
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Similar Colors

Dark Slate Grey#2F4F4F
Spruce#2E4F4F
Charcoal#36454F
Pine Needle#334D41
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