Palettes / Colors / #4E615D

#4E615D — Stone Grey

#4E615D 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 #4E615D 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.

#4E615D 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 #604D51; it also sits naturally between #4D6053 and #4D5B60. 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 38% · Blue 36%

Cyan 20% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 4% · Key 62%

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

Previews

CSS code for #4E615D

.text { color: #4E615D; }
.background { background-color: #4E615D; }
.border { border: 3px solid #4E615D; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(78, 97, 93); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(167, 11%, 34%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #4E615D; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(78, 97, 93, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #4E615D; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(78, 97, 93, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#4E615D">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#4E615D">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #604D51:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #4E615D: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #4E615D

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 #4E615D 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 #4E615D 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #4E615D?

#4E615D is Stone Grey, a gray color (RGB 78, 97, 93). Its closest standard named color is DimGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #4E615D?

#4E615D is RGB 78, 97, 93 — HSL 167°, 11%, 34% — CMYK 20%, 0%, 4%, 62%.

What colors go with #4E615D?

Its complement is #604D51; analogous partners are #4D6053 and #4D5B60. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #4E615D for text?

White text on #4E615D has a contrast ratio of 6.58:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.19:1.