Palettes / Colors / #655451

#655451 — Stone Grey

#655451 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 #655451 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.

#655451 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 #526366; it also sits naturally between #665259 and #665F52. 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 40% · Green 33% · Blue 32%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 17% · Yellow 20% · Key 60%

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

Previews

CSS code for #655451

.text { color: #655451; }
.background { background-color: #655451; }
.border { border: 3px solid #655451; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(101, 84, 81); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(9, 11%, 36%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #655451; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(101, 84, 81, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #655451; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(101, 84, 81, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#655451">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#655451">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #526366:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #655451: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #655451

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 #655451 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 #655451 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

← #655450  ·  #655452 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #655451?

#655451 is Stone Grey, a gray color (RGB 101, 84, 81). Its closest standard named color is DimGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #655451?

#655451 is RGB 101, 84, 81 — HSL 9°, 11%, 36% — CMYK 0%, 17%, 20%, 60%.

What colors go with #655451?

Its complement is #526366; analogous partners are #665259 and #665F52. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #655451 for text?

White text on #655451 has a contrast ratio of 7.14:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.94:1.