Slate gray

Slate gray: Slate gray

— Color coordinates —

Hex triplet #708090

RGB^B (r, g, b) (112, 128, 144)

HSV (h, s, v) (210°, 22%, 56%)

Source X11

B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

Slate roof

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]

Contents

1 Variations

1.1 Light slate gray

1.2 Dark slate gray

2 Slate gray in human culture

3 References

4 See also

Variations

Light slate gray

Light slate gray

— Color coordinates —

Hex triplet #778899

RGB^B (r, g, b) (119, 136, 153)

HSV (h, s, v) (210°, 22%, 60%)

Source X11

B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

Displayed at right is the web color light slate gray.

Dark slate gray

Dark slate gray

— Color coordinates —

Hex triplet #2F4F4F

RGB^B (r, g, b) (47, 79, 79)

HSV (h, s, v) (180°, 41%, 31%)

Source X11

B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

Displayed at right is the web color dark slate gray.

Slate gray in human culture

Computers

Early 1980s supercomputer Thinking Machines CM-1 (the Connection Machine) at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, California. One of the face plates has been partially removed to show the circuit boards inside.

IBM Roadrunner supercomputer--the fastest supercomputer in the world as of May 2008, it can operate at a speed of 1.026 petaflops

The exterior shells of supercomputers are often colored various shades of slate gray.

References

^ 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

See also

List of colors

v · d · e
Shades of gray

Gray Ash gray Battleship gray Black Cadet gray Charcoal Cool gray Davy's gray Payne's gray Silver

Slate gray Taupe Purple taupe Medium taupe Rose quartz Taupe gray Timberwolf White

The samples shown above are only indicative.

Categories:
Shades of gray

Slate gray
— Color coordinates —
Hex triplet	#`708090`
RGB^B	(r, g, b)	(112, 128, 144)
HSV	(h, s, v)	(210°, 22%, 56%)
Source	X11
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

Light slate gray
— Color coordinates —
Hex triplet	#`778899`
RGB^B	(r, g, b)	(119, 136, 153)
HSV	(h, s, v)	(210°, 22%, 60%)
Source	X11
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

Dark slate gray
— Color coordinates —
Hex triplet	#`2F4F4F`
RGB^B	(r, g, b)	(47, 79, 79)
HSV	(h, s, v)	(180°, 41%, 31%)
Source	X11
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

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Slate-gray — a. Of a dark gray, like slate. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
slate gray — noun : a light olive gray to medium gray called also oriental pearl, Russian gray * * * slate gray, a relatively luminous slate color. * * * (US) (or Brit slate grey) noun [noncount] : a bluish gray color slate gray (US) (or Brit slate grey) adj … Useful english dictionary
slate gray — 1. noun A dark bluish grey colour. <table><tr><td>slate gray colour: nbsp;</td><td bgcolor= 708090 width= 80 > nbsp; </td></tr></table> 2. adjective Of a dark bluish grey colour … Wiktionary
slate-gray — adjective of the color of slate or granite the slaty sky of dawn • Syn: ↑slate grey, ↑slaty grey, ↑slaty gray, ↑slaty, ↑slatey, ↑stone grey, ↑stone gray … Useful english dictionary
Slate (disambiguation) — Slate is a type of rock.Slate may also refer to: *Slate (writing), a sheet of material, originally made of slate, on which a person can write *Slate (elections), a group of candidates that run on a common platform in an election. * Slate… … Wikipedia
Gray whale — Gray whale[1] Temporal range: Upper Pleistocene Recent A gray whale spy hopping … Wikipedia
slate-grey — adjective of the color of slate or granite the slaty sky of dawn • Syn: ↑slate gray, ↑slaty grey, ↑slaty gray, ↑slaty, ↑slatey, ↑stone grey, ↑stone gray … Useful english dictionary
slate — 1. noun /sleɪt/ a) A fine grained homogeneous sedimentary rock composed of clay or volcanic ash which has been metamorphosed so that it cleaves easily into thin layers. Put it on my slate – I’ll pay you next week. b) The bluish grey … Wiktionary
Slate (turkey) — The Slate, or Blue Slate, is a breed of domestic turkey known for the slate gray color of its plumage. Lighter birds are sometimes called Lavender turkeys. Turkeys of the Slate breed may actually be any number of shades between pure black and… … Wikipedia
Slate-coloured Hawk — Taxobox name = Slate coloured Hawk status = LC | status system = IUCN3.1 regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Falconiformes familia = Accipitridae genus = Leucopternis species = L. schistaceus binomial = Leucopternis… … Wikipedia

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Light slate gray

Dark slate gray

Slate gray in human culture

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v · d · e Shades of gray
Gray	Ash gray	Battleship gray	Black	Cadet gray	Charcoal	Cool gray	Davy's gray	Payne's gray	Silver

Slate gray	Taupe	Purple taupe	Medium taupe	Rose quartz	Taupe gray	Timberwolf	White

The samples shown above are only indicative.

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Slate gray in human culture

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