Palettes / Colors / #6E6259

#6E6259 — Stone Grey

#6E6259 is a gray color we call Stone Grey, closest to the named color DimGray (#696969). It belongs to the gray family.

#6E6259 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 #59656E; it also sits naturally between #6E595A and #6E6D59. 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 38% · Blue 35%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 11% · Yellow 19% · Key 57%

Previews

CSS code for #6E6259

.text { color: #6E6259; }
.background { background-color: #6E6259; }
.border { border: 3px solid #6E6259; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(110, 98, 89); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(26, 11%, 39%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #6E6259; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(110, 98, 89, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #6E6259; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(110, 98, 89, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#6E6259">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#6E6259">Div content here</div>

Shades of #6E6259

Tints of #6E6259

Tones of #6E6259

Color harmonies

Complementary — #59656E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #6E6259: #FFFFFF.

How #6E6259 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 #6E6259 or a close neighbour

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #6E6258  ·  #6E625A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #6E6259?

#6E6259 is Stone Grey, a gray color (RGB 110, 98, 89). Its closest standard named color is DimGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #6E6259?

#6E6259 is RGB 110, 98, 89 — HSL 26°, 11%, 39% — CMYK 0%, 11%, 19%, 57%.

What colors go with #6E6259?

Its complement is #59656E; analogous partners are #6E595A and #6E6D59. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #6E6259 for text?

White text on #6E6259 has a contrast ratio of 5.91:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.55:1.