Palettes / Colors / #6E596E

#6E596E — Stone Grey

#6E596E 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 #6E596E 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.

#6E596E 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 #596E59; it also sits naturally between #63596E and #6E5963. 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 43% · Green 35% · Blue 43%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 19% · Yellow 0% · Key 57%

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

Previews

CSS code for #6E596E

.text { color: #6E596E; }
.background { background-color: #6E596E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #6E596E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(110, 89, 110); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(300, 11%, 39%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #6E596E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(110, 89, 110, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #6E596E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(110, 89, 110, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#6E596E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#6E596E">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #596E59:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #6E596E: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #6E596E

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 #6E596E 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 #6E596E 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 #6E596E?

#6E596E is Stone Grey, a gray color (RGB 110, 89, 110). Its closest standard named color is DimGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #6E596E?

#6E596E is RGB 110, 89, 110 — HSL 300°, 11%, 39% — CMYK 0%, 19%, 0%, 57%.

What colors go with #6E596E?

Its complement is #596E59; analogous partners are #63596E and #6E5963. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #6E596E for text?

White text on #6E596E has a contrast ratio of 6.33:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.32:1.