Palettes / Colors / #696D65

#696D65 — Stone Grey

#696D65 is a gray color we call Stone Grey, closest to the named color DimGray (#696969). It belongs to the gray family.

#696D65 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 #69646D; it also sits naturally between #6D6D64 and #646D64. 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 43% · Blue 40%

Cyan 4% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 7% · Key 57%

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

Previews

CSS code for #696D65

.text { color: #696D65; }
.background { background-color: #696D65; }
.border { border: 3px solid #696D65; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(105, 109, 101); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(90, 4%, 41%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #696D65; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(105, 109, 101, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #696D65; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(105, 109, 101, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#696D65">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#696D65">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #69646D:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #696D65: #FFFFFF.

How #696D65 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 #696D65 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

← #696D64  ·  #696D66 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #696D65?

#696D65 is Stone Grey, a gray color (RGB 105, 109, 101). Its closest standard named color is DimGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #696D65?

#696D65 is RGB 105, 109, 101 — HSL 90°, 4%, 41% — CMYK 4%, 0%, 7%, 57%.

What colors go with #696D65?

Its complement is #69646D; analogous partners are #6D6D64 and #646D64. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #696D65 for text?

White text on #696D65 has a contrast ratio of 5.28:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.98:1.