slate gray

noun

: a bluish-gray color

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Later, for a photo call at the Empire State building alongside costar Tom Rhys, Ackie showed up wearing a slate gray and black Jean Paul Gaultier graphic maxi-dress paired with Erozee pumps. — Erin Wisti, Footwear News, 24 Oct. 2026 Obama played with silhouettes in a boxy slate gray blazer with exaggerated padded shoulders in a podcast episode released on October 21. — Lara Walsh, InStyle, 22 Oct. 2026 Highlights include the slate gray glen plaid suit Reubens wore in 2016’s Pee-wee’s Big Holiday, which comes with the white shirt, red bowtie, pocket square, and white loafers that complete the outfit. — Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2026 The micro-hotel is housed in a slate gray building on busy Avenida Revolución in the former Hotel Lafayette (the neon sign remains). — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for slate gray

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“Slate gray.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slate%20gray. Accessed 26 Oct. 2026.

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