Palettes / Colors / #697478

#697478 — Stone Grey

#697478 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 #697478 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.

#697478 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 #786D68; it also sits naturally between #687874 and #686C78. 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 45% · Blue 47%

Cyan 13% · Magenta 3% · Yellow 0% · Key 53%

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

Previews

CSS code for #697478

.text { color: #697478; }
.background { background-color: #697478; }
.border { border: 3px solid #697478; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(105, 116, 120); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(196, 7%, 44%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #697478; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(105, 116, 120, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #697478; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(105, 116, 120, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#697478">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#697478">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #786D68:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #697478: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #697478

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 #697478 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 #697478 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #697478?

#697478 is Stone Grey, a gray color (RGB 105, 116, 120). Its closest standard named color is DimGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #697478?

#697478 is RGB 105, 116, 120 — HSL 196°, 7%, 44% — CMYK 13%, 3%, 0%, 53%.

What colors go with #697478?

Its complement is #786D68; analogous partners are #687874 and #686C78. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #697478 for text?

White text on #697478 has a contrast ratio of 4.81:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.37:1.