Slate gray
Slate gray is a gray color with a slight azure tinge that is a representation of the average color of the material slate. As a tertiary color, slate is an equal mix of purple and green pigments.
| Slate gray | |
|---|---|
| Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #708090 |
| sRGBB (r, g, b) | (112, 128, 144) |
| HSV (h, s, v) | (210°, 22%, 56%) |
| CIELChuv (L, C, h) | (53, 17, 239°) |
| Source | X11 |
| ISCC–NBS descriptor | Grayish blue |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | |
purple |
slate |
green |
Slaty, referring to this color, is often used to describe birds.
The first recorded use of slate gray as a color name in English was in 1705.
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