Palettes / Colors / #697B65

#697B65 — Stone Grey

#697B65 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 #697B65 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.

#697B65 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 #77657B; it also sits naturally between #747B65 and #657B6C. 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 48% · Blue 40%

Cyan 15% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 18% · Key 52%

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

Previews

CSS code for #697B65

.text { color: #697B65; }
.background { background-color: #697B65; }
.border { border: 3px solid #697B65; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(105, 123, 101); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(109, 10%, 44%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #697B65; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(105, 123, 101, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #697B65; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(105, 123, 101, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#697B65">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#697B65">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #77657B:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #697B65: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #697B65

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 #697B65 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 #697B65 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

← #697B64  ·  #697B66 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #697B65?

#697B65 is Stone Grey, a gray color (RGB 105, 123, 101). Its closest standard named color is DimGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #697B65?

#697B65 is RGB 105, 123, 101 — HSL 109°, 10%, 44% — CMYK 15%, 0%, 18%, 52%.

What colors go with #697B65?

Its complement is #77657B; analogous partners are #747B65 and #657B6C. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #697B65 for text?

Black text on #697B65 has a contrast ratio of 4.62:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.54:1.