Palettes / Colors / #525B60

#525B60 — Stone Grey

#525B60 is a gray color we call Stone Grey, closest to the named color DimGray (#696969). It belongs to the gray family.

#525B60 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 #605752; it also sits naturally between #52605E and #525460. 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 36% · Blue 38%

Cyan 15% · Magenta 5% · Yellow 0% · Key 62%

Previews

CSS code for #525B60

.text { color: #525B60; }
.background { background-color: #525B60; }
.border { border: 3px solid #525B60; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(82, 91, 96); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(201, 8%, 35%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #525B60; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(82, 91, 96, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #525B60; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(82, 91, 96, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#525B60">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#525B60">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #605752:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #525B60: #FFFFFF.

How #525B60 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 #525B60 or a close neighbour

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #525B5F  ·  #525B61 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #525B60?

#525B60 is Stone Grey, a gray color (RGB 82, 91, 96). Its closest standard named color is DimGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #525B60?

#525B60 is RGB 82, 91, 96 — HSL 201°, 8%, 35% — CMYK 15%, 5%, 0%, 62%.

What colors go with #525B60?

Its complement is #605752; analogous partners are #52605E and #525460. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #525B60 for text?

White text on #525B60 has a contrast ratio of 6.94:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.02:1.