Palettes / Colors / #59656E

#59656E — Stone Grey

#59656E is a gray color we call Stone Grey, closest to the named color DimGray (#696969). It belongs to the gray family.

#59656E 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 #6E6259; it also sits naturally between #596E6D and #595A6E. 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 35% · Green 40% · Blue 43%

Cyan 19% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 0% · Key 57%

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

Previews

CSS code for #59656E

.text { color: #59656E; }
.background { background-color: #59656E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #59656E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(89, 101, 110); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(206, 11%, 39%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #59656E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(89, 101, 110, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #59656E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(89, 101, 110, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#59656E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#59656E">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #6E6259:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #59656E: #FFFFFF.

How #59656E 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 #59656E 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 #59656E?

#59656E is Stone Grey, a gray color (RGB 89, 101, 110). Its closest standard named color is DimGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #59656E?

#59656E is RGB 89, 101, 110 — HSL 206°, 11%, 39% — CMYK 19%, 8%, 0%, 57%.

What colors go with #59656E?

Its complement is #6E6259; analogous partners are #596E6D and #595A6E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #59656E for text?

White text on #59656E has a contrast ratio of 5.98:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.51:1.