Palettes / Colors / #697B68

#697B68 — Stone Grey

#697B68 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 #697B68 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.

#697B68 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 #7B6A7C; it also sits naturally between #747C6A and #6A7C72. 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 41%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #697B68

.text { color: #697B68; }
.background { background-color: #697B68; }
.border { border: 3px solid #697B68; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(105, 123, 104); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(117, 8%, 45%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #697B68; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(105, 123, 104, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #697B68; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(105, 123, 104, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#697B68">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#697B68">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #7B6A7C:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #697B68: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #697B68

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 #697B68 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 #697B68 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

← #697B67  ·  #697B69 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #697B68?

#697B68 is Stone Grey, a gray color (RGB 105, 123, 104). Its closest standard named color is DimGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #697B68?

#697B68 is RGB 105, 123, 104 — HSL 117°, 8%, 45% — CMYK 15%, 0%, 15%, 52%.

What colors go with #697B68?

Its complement is #7B6A7C; analogous partners are #747C6A and #6A7C72. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #697B68 for text?

Black text on #697B68 has a contrast ratio of 4.63:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.53:1.