Colors

#666666

Stone

Stone is #666666 — a neutral used for type, borders, and surfaces. The values below are the same sRGB color in HEX, RGB, HSL, HSV, a simple CMYK conversion, and OKLCH. CMYK here is a channel formula for reference, not a press proof.

Conversions

HEX
#666666
RGB
rgb(102, 102, 102)
HSL
hsl(0,0%,40%)
HSV
hsv(0, 0%, 40%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,0,0,60)
OKLCH
oklch(51.0% 0.000 0.0)

Tints and shades

Tints mix this color toward white. Shades mix it toward black in sRGB. For a 50–950 ramp, open the tint and shade generator.

Tints

#858585

20% white

#A3A3A3

40% white

#C2C2C2

60% white

#E0E0E0

80% white

Shades

#525252

20% black

#3D3D3D

40% black

#292929

60% black

#141414

80% black

Harmony palettes

These schemes rotate hue from Stone. Read the relationships in color theory 101 or adjust them on the color wheel.

#666666

#666666

#8C8C8C

#8C8C8C

#404040

#666666

#666666

#666666

#666666

#666666

#666666

#666666

#666666

#8C8C8C

#4D4D4D

Split Complementary

Open in palette generator

#666666

#666666

#666666

#999999

#404040

#333333

#595959

#808080

#A6A6A6

#CCCCCC

#666666

#666666

#666666

#666666

#858585

Contrast against white and black

Ratios use the WCAG relative-luminance formula. AA normal text needs 4.5:1 and large text needs 3:1 under Success Criterion 1.4.3. AAA uses 7:1 and 4.5:1. A pass here is only this pair, not a full page audit. Check other pairings in the contrast checker.

On white · 5.74:1
AA normal text Pass
AA large text Pass
AAA normal text Fail
AAA large text Pass
On black · 3.66:1
AA normal text Fail
AA large text Pass
AAA normal text Fail
AAA large text Fail

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