Palettes / Colors / #68596E

#68596E — Stone Grey

#68596E 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 #68596E 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.

#68596E 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 #5F6E59; it also sits naturally between #5D596E and #6E596A. 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 41% · Green 35% · Blue 43%

Cyan 5% · Magenta 19% · Yellow 0% · Key 57%

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

Previews

CSS code for #68596E

.text { color: #68596E; }
.background { background-color: #68596E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #68596E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(104, 89, 110); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(283, 11%, 39%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #68596E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(104, 89, 110, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #68596E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(104, 89, 110, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#68596E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#68596E">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #5F6E59:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #68596E: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #68596E

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 #68596E 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 #68596E 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

← #68596D  ·  #68596F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #68596E?

#68596E is Stone Grey, a gray color (RGB 104, 89, 110). Its closest standard named color is DimGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #68596E?

#68596E is RGB 104, 89, 110 — HSL 283°, 11%, 39% — CMYK 5%, 19%, 0%, 57%.

What colors go with #68596E?

Its complement is #5F6E59; analogous partners are #5D596E and #6E596A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #68596E for text?

White text on #68596E has a contrast ratio of 6.48:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.24:1.