Information about #685B63 color
Basic facts about this digital color
#685B63 presents itself as a quiet, subdued grey — one that holds a balanced mid-tone. It is a natural fit for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Matakana (#685D63). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Fedora (#625665) and Salt Box (#696268).
Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(104, 91, 99)), which gives #685B63 its character. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #685B63: 6.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.3:1 for black. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #685B63 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#685B63 color variations
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#685B63 color tints
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#685B63 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#685B63 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#685B63 color hues
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#685B63 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #685B63 color
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Nearest named colors to #685B63
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#685D63
#625665
#696268
#625D5D
#605A67
#6B5A5A
#6A6466
#646463
#6E6366
#67635C
#68535B
#6F5B6C
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#685B63
- RGB104, 91, 99
- CMYK0, 5, 2, 59
- CSSrgb(104, 91, 99)
- HSL323°, 7%, 38%
- HSL Precise323.077°, 6.667%, 38.235%
- HSV323°, 13%, 41%
- HSB323°, 13%, 41%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.408
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.357
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.388
- GLSLvec3(0.408, 0.357, 0.388)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.408, 0.357, 0.388, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.408, 0.357, 0.388)
- Percentage of Red in RGB40.8%
- Percentage of Green in RGB35.7%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB38.8%
- Color FamilyRose
- Saturation FamilyDesaturated
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX ID685B63
- DECIMAL ID6839139
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers16 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
