Color Names

Similar to Slate

Dark, layered stone, almost black, but with a hint of blue.

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Similar to Slate is a dark grey, close to teal.

It can be described as dark, dim, somber and gloomy.

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Similar to Slate

Slate

Slate is a fine-grained, foliated, homogeneous, metamorphic rock derived from an original shale-type sedimentary rock composed of clay or volcanic ash through low-grade, regional metamorphism. It is the finest-grained foliated metamorphic rock. Foliation may not correspond to the original sedimentary layering, but instead is in planes perpendicular to the direction of metamorphic compression.

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Slate gray

Slate gray is a moderate shade of gray with a slight azure tinge, which represents the average color of slate, a metamorphic rock often used in stonemasonry. As a tertiary color, slate is an equal mix of purple and green pigments.

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similar

Adjective

  1. Having traits or characteristics in common; alike, allied, comparable.
  2. Having the same shape, in particular, having corresponding angles equal and corresponding line segments proportional.

Noun

  1. That which is similar to, or resembles, something else, as in quality, form, etc.
  2. A material that produces an effect that resembles the symptoms of a particular disease.
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slate

Noun

  1. A flake or piece of certain types of stone that tend to cleave into thin layers.

Adjective

  1. Having the bluish-grey colour of slate (noun etymology 1, noun sense 4).
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