slate gray

Overcast sky shade

Slate gray is a dark bluish-gray color resembling the stone slate.

The color suggests solidity and neutrality, appearing often in clothing, paint, and interior design: a slate gray suit, slate gray walls.

Also spelled slate grey.

Related

gunmetalBluish-gray bronze alloy
pewterTin-based tableware alloy
leadenOppressively heavy or dull
storm cloudRain-bearing atmospheric formation
stormy skyClouds signaling bad weather

rainy day · charcoal · graphite · pencil lead · achromatic · slaty · granite · overcast · London fog · colorless · shale · concrete jungle · steel · flint · cobalt · smoke · industrial chic · wolf fur

Categories

Graysgraphite, pewter, gunmetal, charcoal, steel
Web Colorsaqua, black, blue, cyan, fuchsia
neutral colorsblack, white, beige, tan, brown
gray catsRussian Blue
muted colorsdusty pink, mauve, dusty rose, drab, muted green
eye colorsblue, brown, green, hazel, amber

Opposites

color temperature

slate graywarm brown

Earthy reddish-tan shade

terracotta · rust · amber · ochre · golden

saturation/vibrancy

slate grayhot pink

Vivid, electric magenta

electric blue · neon yellow · bright red · lime green · fuchsia

lightness/value

slate grayivory

Tusk-derived material

pure white · jet black · pitch black · white · cream

Family

gray, slate, grey, graying, grayish, grayed, slated, greyish, grayness

Familiarity: Top 200,000
Profile: Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G