Slate gray

Slate gray is a gray color with a little bit of azure blue in it. It is the usual color of the material slate.

The first recorded use of slate gray as a color name in English was in 1705.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

 Tones of slate gray color comparison chart 
NameColorHEX CodeRedGreenBlueHueSatLum Light Slate Gray (web color)#778899119136153210°14%53%Slate gray (web color)#708090112128144210°13%50% Dark Slate Gray (web color)#2F4F4F477979180°25%25%

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 List of colors

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