Information about #685051 color

#685051 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #685051 is classified in the Register under the Red Color Family, with Low Saturation and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(104, 80, 81) — 40.8% red, 31.4% green, 31.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 9 / 9 / 59. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A gently muted warm red, #685051 sits comfortably between light and dark. Designers typically reach for tones like this for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Wenge (#645452). Nearby in the Register you will also find Quarter Barista (#614F4F) and Half Felix (#62534E).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(104, 80, 81)), which gives #685051 its character. If you plan to put text on a #685051 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 7.4:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 2.9:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #685051 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#685051 color variations

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

#685051 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 #685051

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

Wenge color link
Wenge

#645452

Half Felix color link
Half Felix

#62534E

Spellbound color link
Spellbound

#6D4A4E

Warm Taupe color link
Warm Taupe

#5F514E

Minx color link
Minx

#68535B

Liver color link
Liver

#674C47

Artefact color link
Artefact

#5D5250

Umber color link
Umber

#635147

YSK Brown color link
YSK Brown

#735351

Finn color link
Finn

#694554

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#685051
  • RGB104, 80, 81
  • CMYK0, 9, 9, 59
  • CSSrgb(104, 80, 81)
  • HSL358°, 13%, 36%
  • HSL Precise357.5°, 13.043%, 36.078%
  • HSV358°, 23%, 41%
  • HSB358°, 23%, 41%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.408
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.314
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.318
  • GLSLvec3(0.408, 0.314, 0.318)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.408, 0.314, 0.318, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.408, 0.314, 0.318)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB40.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB31.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB31.8%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID685051
  • DECIMAL ID6836305
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01