Information about #685A61 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #685A61 belongs to the Rose Color Family, featuring Desaturated and Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(104, 90, 97) — 40.8% red, 35.3% green, 38% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 5 / 3 / 59. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #685A61 reads as a softly muted balanced grey tone and holds a balanced mid-tone. 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 almost identical to Matakana (#685D63). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Zambezi (#6B5A5A) and Carbon Gray (#625D5D).

The recipe behind #685A61 is rgb(104, 90, 97), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #685A61: 6.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.2:1 for black. #685A61 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#685A61 color variations

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

#685A61 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#685A61 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#685A61 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#685A61 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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#685A61 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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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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#61685A
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#5A6168
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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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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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Nearest named colors to #685A61

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

Matakana color link
Matakana

#685D63

Zambezi color link
Zambezi

#6B5A5A

Carbon Gray color link
Carbon Gray

#625D5D

Fedora color link
Fedora

#625665

Minx color link
Minx

#68535B

Mobster color link
Mobster

#605A67

Half Masala color link
Half Masala

#67635C

Salt Box color link
Salt Box

#696268

Storm Dust color link
Storm Dust

#646463

Scorpion color link
Scorpion

#6A6466

Bull Clone color link
Bull Clone

#6E6366

Triple Stack color link
Triple Stack

#656660

#685A61 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#685A61
  • RGB104, 90, 97
  • CMYK0, 5, 3, 59
  • CSSrgb(104, 90, 97)
  • HSL330°, 7%, 38%
  • HSL Precise330°, 7.216%, 38.039%
  • HSV330°, 13%, 41%
  • HSB330°, 13%, 41%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.408
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.353
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.380
  • GLSLvec3(0.408, 0.353, 0.380)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.408, 0.353, 0.380, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.408, 0.353, 0.380)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB40.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB35.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB38%
  • Color FamilyRose
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID685A61
  • DECIMAL ID6838881
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers25 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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