Palettes / Colors / #525950

#525950 — Stone Grey

#525950 is a gray color we call Stone Grey, closest to the named color DarkSlateGray (#2F4F4F). It belongs to the gray family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkslategray (#2F4F4F) — not an exact match. CSS darkslategray gives you #2F4F4F, a different color; use #525950 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.

#525950 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 #575058; it also sits naturally between #565850 and #505852. 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 35% · Blue 31%

Cyan 8% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 10% · Key 65%

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

Previews

CSS code for #525950

.text { color: #525950; }
.background { background-color: #525950; }
.border { border: 3px solid #525950; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(82, 89, 80); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(107, 5%, 33%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #525950; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(82, 89, 80, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #525950; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(82, 89, 80, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#525950">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#525950">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #575058:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #525950: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #525950

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 #525950 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 #525950 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

← #52594F  ·  #525951 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #525950?

#525950 is Stone Grey, a gray color (RGB 82, 89, 80). Its closest standard named color is DarkSlateGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #525950?

#525950 is RGB 82, 89, 80 — HSL 107°, 5%, 33% — CMYK 8%, 0%, 10%, 65%.

What colors go with #525950?

Its complement is #575058; analogous partners are #565850 and #505852. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #525950 for text?

White text on #525950 has a contrast ratio of 7.23:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.90:1.