Information about #5E686F color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #5E686F belongs to the Azure Color Family, featuring Desaturated and Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(94, 104, 111) (36.9% red, 40.8% green, 43.5% blue), or CMYK 7 / 3 / 0 / 56 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#5E686F presents itself as a quiet, subdued balanced grey tone — one that feels open and friendly. It is a natural fit for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Shuttle Grey (#61666B). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Slate Grey (#59656D) and Pale Sky (#636D70).

The recipe behind #5E686F is rgb(94, 104, 111), with blue as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #5E686F background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 5.7:1 (passing WCAG AA), while black manages only 3.7:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#5E686F color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#5E686F color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#5E686F color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#5E686F color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#5E686F color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#5E686F color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Climate

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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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#6E5E67
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#676E5E
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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#655E6E
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#6D5E6E
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#6E655E
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Nearest named colors to #5E686F

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Shuttle Grey color link
Shuttle Grey

#61666B

Slate Grey color link
Slate Grey

#59656D

Pale Sky color link
Pale Sky

#636D70

Quarter Tuna color link
Quarter Tuna

#656A70

Comet color link
Comet

#636373

Mid Grey color link
Mid Grey

#666A6D

Corduroy color link
Corduroy

#606E68

Quarter Grey Friars color link
Quarter Grey Friars

#5E6267

Nevada color link
Nevada

#666F6F

Gateway color link
Gateway

#5E7175

Cadet color link
Cadet

#536872

Obelisk color link
Obelisk

#617274

#5E686F color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#5E686F
  • RGB94, 104, 111
  • CMYK7, 3, 0, 56
  • CSSrgb(94, 104, 111)
  • HSL205°, 8%, 40%
  • HSL Precise204.706°, 8.293%, 40.196%
  • HSV205°, 15%, 44%
  • HSB205°, 15%, 44%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.369
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.408
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.435
  • GLSLvec3(0.369, 0.408, 0.435)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.369, 0.408, 0.435, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.369, 0.408, 0.435)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB36.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB40.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB43.5%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID5E686F
  • DECIMAL ID6187119
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers13 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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