slate grey

Darker than silver

Slate grey is a dark bluish-grey color resembling the stone used for roofing tiles and chalkboards.

The color suggests something sober, utilitarian, or institutional: slate grey office walls, a slate grey sky before rain.

Also spelled slate gray.

Often shortened to simply slate.

Related

pewter · steel blue · storm cloud · storm clouds · rain clouds · shale · graphite · pencil sketch · leaden · schist · heather · granite · wet pavement · silver lining · monochrome · neutral · business suit · industrial design

Opposites
color temperature

slate greywarm beige

Yellowish-tan hue

terracotta · burnt orange · rust · coral · amber

saturation/vibrancy

slate greyelectric blue

Bright, intense cyan shade

neon pink · hot pink · bright yellow · fluorescent green · magenta

lightness/value

slate greypure white

Entirely without color

ivory · cream · jet black · pearl white · eggshell

Family

slate, grey, slates, slated, slating, slaty, greys, greyed, greying

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