Information about #684B62 color

#684B62 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#684B62 falls into the Magenta Color FamilyLow Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(104, 75, 98) — 40.8% red, 29.4% green, 38.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 11 / 2 / 59. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #684B62 reads as a softly toned purple-pink magenta and occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Minx (#68535B). Slightly further away sit Dirty Purple (#734A65) and Cordite (#6D4658).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(104, 75, 98)), which gives #684B62 its character. On this background, white text reaches a 7.6:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.8:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #684B62 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#684B62 color variations

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

#684B62 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme

Square

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

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #684B62

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

Minx color link
Minx

#68535B

Dirty Purple color link
Dirty Purple

#734A65

Cordite color link
Cordite

#6D4658

Fedora color link
Fedora

#625665

Aurora color link
Aurora

#5A4D60

Finn color link
Finn

#694554

Cosmic color link
Cosmic

#794D60

Zambezi color link
Zambezi

#6B5A5A

Mobster color link
Mobster

#605A67

Matakana color link
Matakana

#685D63

Bellflower color link
Bellflower

#5D3F6A

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#684B62
  • RGB104, 75, 98
  • CMYK0, 11, 2, 59
  • CSSrgb(104, 75, 98)
  • HSL312°, 16%, 35%
  • HSL Precise312.414°, 16.201%, 35.098%
  • HSV312°, 28%, 41%
  • HSB312°, 28%, 41%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.408
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.294
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.384
  • GLSLvec3(0.408, 0.294, 0.384)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.408, 0.294, 0.384, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.408, 0.294, 0.384)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB40.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB29.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB38.4%
  • Color FamilyMagenta
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID684B62
  • DECIMAL ID6835042
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01