Palettes / Colors / #564D4E

#564D4E — Stone Grey

#564D4E is a gray color we call Stone Grey, closest to the named color DarkSlateGray (#2F4F4F). It belongs to the gray family.

#564D4E 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 #4D5655; it also sits naturally between #564D53 and #56504D. 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 34% · Green 30% · Blue 31%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 10% · Yellow 9% · Key 66%

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

Previews

CSS code for #564D4E

.text { color: #564D4E; }
.background { background-color: #564D4E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #564D4E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(86, 77, 78); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(353, 6%, 32%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #564D4E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(86, 77, 78, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #564D4E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(86, 77, 78, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#564D4E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#564D4E">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #4D5655:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #564D4E: #FFFFFF.

How #564D4E 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 #564D4E 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

← #564D4D  ·  #564D4F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #564D4E?

#564D4E is Stone Grey, a gray color (RGB 86, 77, 78). Its closest standard named color is DarkSlateGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #564D4E?

#564D4E is RGB 86, 77, 78 — HSL 353°, 6%, 32% — CMYK 0%, 10%, 9%, 66%.

What colors go with #564D4E?

Its complement is #4D5655; analogous partners are #564D53 and #56504D. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #564D4E for text?

White text on #564D4E has a contrast ratio of 8.18:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.57:1.