Slate grey
#708090
Slate grey (#708090) is a medium, muted grey colour, cool. In RGB it is 112 red, 128 green and 144 blue; in HSL its hue is 210°, its saturation 13% and its lightness 50%. For print, its CMYK mix is 22% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black, though printed colours vary with paper and ink.
Grey is neutral and calm, the colour of balance. It makes a quiet background and lets brighter accent colours stand out.
Text on slate grey
White text on slate grey has a contrast ratio of 4.05:1 and passes AA for large text only; black text has 5.18:1 and passes AA. Black text is the better choice on it. Check other pairs in the contrast checker.
White text · 4.05:1
Black text · 5.18:1
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Use slate grey in CSS
.button {
background-color: #708090;
color: #000000;
}Make a full Tailwind scale from it with the Tailwind shades generator, or see more shades of grey.