Palettes / Colors / #5B5259

#5B5259 — Stone Grey

#5B5259 is a gray color we call Stone Grey, closest to the named color DimGray (#696969). It belongs to the gray family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: dimgray (#696969) — not an exact match. CSS dimgray gives you #696969, a different color; use #5B5259 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.

#5B5259 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 #525B54; it also sits naturally between #59525B and #5B5255. 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 36% · Green 32% · Blue 35%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 10% · Yellow 2% · Key 64%

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

Previews

CSS code for #5B5259

.text { color: #5B5259; }
.background { background-color: #5B5259; }
.border { border: 3px solid #5B5259; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(91, 82, 89); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(313, 5%, 34%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #5B5259; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(91, 82, 89, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #5B5259; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(91, 82, 89, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#5B5259">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#5B5259">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #525B54:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #5B5259: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #5B5259

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 #5B5259 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 #5B5259 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

← #5B5258  ·  #5B525A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #5B5259?

#5B5259 is Stone Grey, a gray color (RGB 91, 82, 89). Its closest standard named color is DimGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #5B5259?

#5B5259 is RGB 91, 82, 89 — HSL 313°, 5%, 34% — CMYK 0%, 10%, 2%, 64%.

What colors go with #5B5259?

Its complement is #525B54; analogous partners are #59525B and #5B5255. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #5B5259 for text?

White text on #5B5259 has a contrast ratio of 7.51:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.80:1.