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slate-gray

slate-gray

1 4.8
A dark blue-gray color like a wet stone or a storm sky
  • adjective
  • /sleɪt ɡreɪ/
  • US
translation icon : gris pizarra
  • Straight ahead, of course, was the sea, a slate gray singularity gradually shading off into nothingness, like the mist in the cobalt sky of the painting.
  • slate-gray eyes
  • slate-gray color
  • slate-gray sea

Examples

  • A slate-gray catbird emitted its lonely mewing call to the evening.

    Fiction book (2000)
  • It was a beautiful scene on the river: pussy-willow sky, slate gray ice.

    Fiction book (1998)
  • The waves begin to grow, the ocean turns a slate gray.

    Fiction book (2000)
  • The slate grey color of the sky is the color of the water.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • But the focus was empty: the only thing there was kilometers of barren slope between the walls and the slate-gray lake.

    Fiction book (2000)
  • It was early on a slate-gray morning, a fine corn snow sifting from the sky.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • Across the pond, the sun peeked through the Panhandle dust over a low line of slate-gray clouds.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • Another agent joined the small circle, a taller, older man with slate-gray eyebrows and a harassed expression.

    Fiction book (1996)
  • Jobber saw the slate gray of Faul's eyes and felt the fury coiled in the woman's shoulders.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • The waves begin to grow, the ocean turns a slate-gray.

Synonyms

gray
vsslate-gray
  • US
321 1.0

A color between black and white like a cloudy sky

is a darker bluish variant of that neutral range rather than a general neutral color
dark-gray
vsslate-gray
  • US
7 1.0

A very deep grey color that reflects little light

is specifically bluish in tone while this refers to darkness without blue
blue-gray
vsslate-gray
  • US
5 2.0

Gray with a little blue like the sky before a storm

is noticeably darker and more saturated in blue than this gentler tone
steel gray
vsslate-gray
  • US
2 3.5

A dark grey color with a slight blue or purple tone

is a natural cool rock tone rather than a metallic looking dark shade
gray-blue
vsslate-gray
  • US
2 2.7

A color that is mainly blue with some gray

is a deeper gray based hue rather than a primarily blue shade with gray
charcoal gray
vsslate-gray
  • US
1 3.1

A very dark gray like the color of charcoal

is a dark bluish gray rather than an almost black neutral used for contrast
bluish-gray
vsslate-gray
1 2.5

A grey color with a touch of blue

is darker and specifically a deep bluish gray rather than any blue tinge
iron-gray
vsslate-gray
  • US
1 3.9

A dark grey color like iron

is derived from natural rock colors rather than metal inspired gray tones
grayish-blue
vsslate-gray
  • US
1 3.4

A blue color like the sky when clouds make it less bright

is more gray dominant and darker rather than a blue leaning mixed color
slaty-gray
vsslate-gray
7.0

A dark gray color like the stone slate

has a clearer bluish tone rather than a general cool rock shade
slaty
vsslate-gray
7.9

A gray-blue color like a flat rock often used on roofs

is a darker bluish shade rather than a moderate blue tinged gray
slatey
vsslate-gray
7.4

A gray color with a touch of blue

is generally darker and more strongly blue tinted than that softer tone
slate-like
vsslate-gray
5.1

Having a dark, flat, smooth look like the rock used for roofs

focuses on color specifically rather than including texture or physical feel
stone-gray
vsslate-gray
3.9

A dull gray color like stone or slate

leans more toward a bluish dark tone rather than dull mixed tints
Payne's gray
vsslate-gray
  • Specialized
9.5

A dark blue-grey color artists use in painting

is a natural rock based color rather than a named artists pigment
Davy's gray
vsslate-gray
  • Archaic
9.9

A dark color with a little purple or blue used in painting

is bluer and less purplish than that slightly purple tinted dark gray
greystone
vsslate-gray
  • UK
4.1

Having the gray color or look of stone

is bluer and describes a darker cool rock hue rather than general rock color
blackish-gray
vsslate-gray
3.5

A dark gray color that looks almost black

is a deep bluish gray rather than a near black neutral shade

Antonyms

1.0

A very light color that reflects most visible light like snow

How Dark

charcoal
5 1.7
dark-gray
  • US
7 1.0
slate-gray
  • US
1 4.8
gray
  • US
321 1.0

Surface Forms

slate-gray positive

Morphology

slate-gray = slate + gray (transparent) = slate + gray

The compound directly describes a shade of gray resembling slate; learners can infer the color from the components.

Etymology

Slate-gray comes from the rock slate, a flat stone often used for roofs and known for its 'dark bluish-gray' color, so slate-gray means the color of that stone.