Palettes / Colors / #4E575F

#4E575F — Stone Grey

#4E575F is a gray color we call Stone Grey, closest to the named color DimGray (#696969). It belongs to the gray family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: dimgray (#696969) — not an exact match. CSS dimgray gives you #696969, a different color; use #4E575F when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#4E575F is a neutral gray color associated with neutrality and professionalism. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #5F564E; it also sits naturally between #4E5F5F and #4E4F5F. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 31% · Green 34% · Blue 37%

Cyan 18% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 0% · Key 63%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #4E575F

.text { color: #4E575F; }
.background { background-color: #4E575F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #4E575F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(78, 87, 95); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(208, 10%, 34%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #4E575F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(78, 87, 95, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #4E575F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(78, 87, 95, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#4E575F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#4E575F">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #5F564E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #4E575F: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #4E575F

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #4E575F looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #4E575F rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #4E575E  ·  #4E5760 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #4E575F?

#4E575F is Stone Grey, a gray color (RGB 78, 87, 95). Its closest standard named color is DimGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #4E575F?

#4E575F is RGB 78, 87, 95 — HSL 208°, 10%, 34% — CMYK 18%, 8%, 0%, 63%.

What colors go with #4E575F?

Its complement is #5F564E; analogous partners are #4E5F5F and #4E4F5F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #4E575F for text?

White text on #4E575F has a contrast ratio of 7.36:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.85:1.