Stone Gray
#928E85About Stone Gray
Stone Gray is the hex color #928E85, which translates to rgb(146, 142, 133) in RGB and hsl(42, 6%, 55%) in HSL. On the color wheel it sits at 42 degrees, with a saturation of 6 percent and a lightness of 55 percent. Stone Gray is close to neutral, which makes it a structural color for text, borders and surfaces rather than an accent.
How Stone Gray compares
The closest standard CSS keyword is gray (#808080), a CIE76 distance of 7.7 away in CIELAB. That is a visible difference, so the keyword is not a substitute here. In the Tailwind CSS 4.3.1 palette the nearest token is stone-400 (#A6A09B), at a distance of 7.5. Inside this library the closest neighbour is Gray at 7.7. Sorted by lightness, Stone Gray is number 16 of the 37 neutral colors here.
Text on Stone Gray
One of the five common text colors below clears WCAG AA for normal text on Stone Gray, led by Ink black at 5.86:1. The ratios are computed with the WCAG relative luminance formula, the same one the contrast checker uses, which opens with Stone Gray already loaded as the background.
| Text color | Ratio | AA normal | AA large | AAA normal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White #FFFFFF | 3.27:1 | Fail | Pass | Fail |
| Ink black #0F0F12 | 5.86:1 | Pass | Pass | Fail |
| Mid grey #6B7280 | 1.48:1 | Fail | Fail | Fail |
| Dark grey #374151 | 3.16:1 | Fail | Pass | Fail |
| Light grey #E5E7EB | 2.64:1 | Fail | Fail | Fail |
Building a palette around Stone Gray
The pairings above give you three classic starting points. The complementary color sits opposite on the wheel and works well as an accent that draws the eye. The analogous colors sit right beside Stone Gray for calmer, harmonious combinations. The triadic pair spaces three hues evenly for a balanced, energetic palette. Open any swatch to explore it as its own color.
Full values for Stone Gray
| Format | Value |
|---|---|
| HEX | #928E85 |
| RGB | rgb(146, 142, 133) |
| HSL | hsl(42, 6%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(42, 9%, 57%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 3%, 9%, 43%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.75% 0.0140 86.86) |
| CIELAB | lab(59.11 -0.19 5.32) |
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