Information about #685561 color

#685561 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#685561 falls into the Rose Color FamilyLow Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(104, 85, 97) — 40.8% red, 33.3% green, 38% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 7 / 3 / 59. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #685561 reads as a gently muted pink-red rose and sits comfortably between light and dark. 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 hair away from Minx (#68535B). Nearby in the Register you will also find Fedora (#625665) and Matakana (#685D63).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(104, 85, 97)), which gives #685561 its character. On this background, white text reaches a 6.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.1:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#685561 color variations

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

#685561 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 #685561

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

Fedora color link
Fedora

#625665

Matakana color link
Matakana

#685D63

Zambezi color link
Zambezi

#6B5A5A

Carbon Gray color link
Carbon Gray

#625D5D

Mobster color link
Mobster

#605A67

Bloom color link
Bloom

#6F5B6C

Salt Box color link
Salt Box

#696268

Half Masala color link
Half Masala

#67635C

Smoky color link
Smoky

#605D6B

Gray Dolphin color link
Gray Dolphin

#5C5858

Plain Mouse color link
Plain Mouse

#6E5F57

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#685561
  • RGB104, 85, 97
  • CMYK0, 7, 3, 59
  • CSSrgb(104, 85, 97)
  • HSL322°, 10%, 37%
  • HSL Precise322.105°, 10.053%, 37.059%
  • HSV322°, 18%, 41%
  • HSB322°, 18%, 41%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.408
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.333
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.380
  • GLSLvec3(0.408, 0.333, 0.380)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.408, 0.333, 0.380, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.408, 0.333, 0.380)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB40.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB33.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB38%
  • Color FamilyRose
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID685561
  • DECIMAL ID6837601
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01