Information about #685959 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#685959 falls into the Red Color Family — Desaturated, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(104, 89, 89) — 40.8% red, 34.9% green, 34.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 6 / 6 / 59. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #685959 reads as a muted, almost neutral neutral grey and occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Zambezi (#6B5A5A). Slightly further away sit Minx (#68535B) and Triple Stonehenge (#665C52).

The recipe behind #685959 is rgb(104, 89, 89), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #685959: 6.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.2:1 for black. No one has named #685959 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#685959 color variations

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

#685959 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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#A79898

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White

#FFFFFF

#685959 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#3E3535

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Black

#000000

#685959 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#726767

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Grey

#808080

#685959 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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#685965

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#685959 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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#596169
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#596961
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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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#596959
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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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#696959
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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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#616959
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#596969
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#615969
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Nearest named colors to #685959

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

Zambezi color link
Zambezi

#6B5A5A

Minx color link
Minx

#68535B

Quarter Lignite color link
Quarter Lignite

#6B5B52

Triple Stonehenge color link
Triple Stonehenge

#665C52

Carbon Gray color link
Carbon Gray

#625D5D

Italian Leather color link
Italian Leather

#635A52

Plain Mouse color link
Plain Mouse

#6E5F57

Pure Pewter color link
Pure Pewter

#666156

Kabul color link
Kabul

#6C5E53

Dorado color link
Dorado

#6E5F56

Wenge color link
Wenge

#645452

Greyish Dark Green color link
Greyish Dark Green

#656255

#685959 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#685959
  • RGB104, 89, 89
  • CMYK0, 6, 6, 59
  • CSSrgb(104, 89, 89)
  • HSL0°, 8%, 38%
  • HSL Precise0°, 7.772%, 37.843%
  • HSV0°, 14%, 41%
  • HSB0°, 14%, 41%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.408
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.349
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.349
  • GLSLvec3(0.408, 0.349, 0.349)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.408, 0.349, 0.349, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.408, 0.349, 0.349)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB40.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB34.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB34.9%
  • Color Family (Hue)Red
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID685959
  • DECIMAL ID6838617
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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