Palettes / Colors / #696E63

#696E63 — Stone Grey

#696E63 is a gray color we call Stone Grey, closest to the named color DimGray (#696969). It belongs to the gray family.

#696E63 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 #68636E; it also sits naturally between #6E6D63 and #646E63. 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 39%

Cyan 5% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 10% · Key 57%

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

Previews

CSS code for #696E63

.text { color: #696E63; }
.background { background-color: #696E63; }
.border { border: 3px solid #696E63; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(105, 110, 99); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(87, 5%, 41%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #696E63; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(105, 110, 99, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #696E63; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(105, 110, 99, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#696E63">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#696E63">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #68636E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #696E63: #FFFFFF.

How #696E63 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 #696E63 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

← #696E62  ·  #696E64 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #696E63?

#696E63 is Stone Grey, a gray color (RGB 105, 110, 99). Its closest standard named color is DimGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #696E63?

#696E63 is RGB 105, 110, 99 — HSL 87°, 5%, 41% — CMYK 5%, 0%, 10%, 57%.

What colors go with #696E63?

Its complement is #68636E; analogous partners are #6E6D63 and #646E63. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #696E63 for text?

White text on #696E63 has a contrast ratio of 5.24:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.01:1.