Palettes / Colors / #57534E

#57534E — Stone Grey

#57534E is a gray color we call Stone Grey, closest to the named color DimGray (#696969). It belongs to the gray family.

#57534E 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 #4E5156; it also sits naturally between #564E4E and #55564E. 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 33% · Blue 31%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 5% · Yellow 10% · Key 66%

Previews

CSS code for #57534E

.text { color: #57534E; }
.background { background-color: #57534E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #57534E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(87, 83, 78); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(33, 5%, 32%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #57534E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(87, 83, 78, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #57534E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(87, 83, 78, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#57534E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#57534E">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #4E5156:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #57534E: #FFFFFF.

How #57534E 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 #57534E 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #57534E?

#57534E is Stone Grey, a gray color (RGB 87, 83, 78). Its closest standard named color is DimGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #57534E?

#57534E is RGB 87, 83, 78 — HSL 33°, 5%, 32% — CMYK 0%, 5%, 10%, 66%.

What colors go with #57534E?

Its complement is #4E5156; analogous partners are #564E4E and #55564E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #57534E for text?

White text on #57534E has a contrast ratio of 7.63:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.75:1.