Palettes / Colors / #515561

#515561 — Stone Grey

#515561 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 #515561 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.

#515561 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 #615D51; it also sits naturally between #515D61 and #555161. 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 32% · Green 33% · Blue 38%

Cyan 16% · Magenta 12% · Yellow 0% · Key 62%

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

Previews

CSS code for #515561

.text { color: #515561; }
.background { background-color: #515561; }
.border { border: 3px solid #515561; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(81, 85, 97); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(225, 9%, 35%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #515561; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(81, 85, 97, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #515561; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(81, 85, 97, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#515561">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#515561">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #615D51:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #515561: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #515561

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 #515561 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 #515561 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 #515561?

#515561 is Stone Grey, a gray color (RGB 81, 85, 97). Its closest standard named color is DimGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #515561?

#515561 is RGB 81, 85, 97 — HSL 225°, 9%, 35% — CMYK 16%, 12%, 0%, 62%.

What colors go with #515561?

Its complement is #615D51; analogous partners are #515D61 and #555161. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #515561 for text?

White text on #515561 has a contrast ratio of 7.44:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.82:1.