Slate gray

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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]

Tones of slate gray color comparison chart[change | change source]

Name	HEX Code	Red	Green	Blue	Hue	Sat	Lum
Light Slate Gray (web color)	#778899	119	136	153	210°	14%	53%
Slate gray (web color)	#708090	112	128	144	210°	13%	50%
Dark Slate Gray (web color)	#2F4F4F	47	79	79	180°	25%	25%

↑ 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

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