Slate gray
Slate gray | |
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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
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green
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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. As a tertiary color, slate is an equal mix of purple and green pigments.[2][3]
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.[4]
Variations[]
Light slate gray[]
Light slate gray | |
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Color coordinates | |
Hex triplet | #778899 |
sRGBB (r, g, b) | (119, 136, 153) |
HSV (h, s, v) | (210°, 22%, 60%) |
CIELChuv (L, C, h) | (56, 19, 239°) |
Source | X11 |
ISCC–NBS descriptor | Grayish blue |
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) |
Displayed at right is the web color light slate gray.[5]
Dark slate gray[]
Dark slate gray | |
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Color coordinates | |
Hex triplet | #2F4F4F |
sRGBB (r, g, b) | (47, 79, 79) |
HSV (h, s, v) | (180°, 41%, 31%) |
CIELChuv (L, C, h) | (31, 14, 192°) |
Source | X11 |
ISCC–NBS descriptor | Dark bluish green |
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) |
Displayed at right is the web color dark slate gray.[6]
In human culture[]
Computers
- The exterior shells of supercomputers are often colored various shades of slate gray.
- The iPhone 5 and the iPad Mini comes in a Dark slate gray colored aluminum body contrasted with black.
- Western Electric in their 25-pair (and multiples) cable for pairs 5-10-15-20-25 used the term SLATE for the color instead of gray.
Transportation
- The S New York City Subway service bullet, used in three out of the system's 28 services, is colored slate gray.
See also[]
- List of colors
References[]
- ^ RGB approximations of RYB tertiary colors, using cubic interpolation."Archived copy". Archived from the original on 28 June 2013. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) The colors displayed here are substantially paler than the true colors a mixture of paints would produce. - ^ William J. Miskella, 1928, Practical Color Simplified: A Handbook on Lacquering, Enameling, Coloring And Painting, pp.[page needed]
- ^ John Lemos, 1920, "Color Charts for the School Room", in School Arts, vol. 19, pp. 580–584.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Light slate gray". ColorHexa.com.
- ^ "Dark slate gray". ColorHexa.com.
Categories:
- Shades of gray
- Tertiary colors
- Color stubs