Information about #685F59 color

#685F59 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#685F59 falls into the Orange Color Family — Desaturated, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(104, 95, 89) — 40.8% red, 37.3% green, 34.9% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 4 / 6 / 59. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#685F59 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 Pure Pewter (#666156). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Half Masala (#67635C) and Greyish Dark Green (#656255).

In RGB terms — rgb(104, 95, 89) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #685F59: 6.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.4:1 for black. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #685F59 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#685F59 color variations

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

#685F59 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#685F59 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#685F59 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#685F59 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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#685F59 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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#596269
#596269

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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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#595B69
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#596967
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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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#69595B
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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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#59695F
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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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#626959
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#596269
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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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#5B6959
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#596269
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Nearest named colors to #685F59

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

Pure Pewter color link
Pure Pewter

#666156

Half Masala color link
Half Masala

#67635C

Greyish Dark Green color link
Greyish Dark Green

#656255

Zambezi color link
Zambezi

#6B5A5A

Plain Mouse color link
Plain Mouse

#6E5F57

Evolution color link
Evolution

#676455

Dorado color link
Dorado

#6E5F56

Kabul color link
Kabul

#6C5E53

Carbon Gray color link
Carbon Gray

#625D5D

Triple Stonehenge color link
Triple Stonehenge

#665C52

Quarter Lignite color link
Quarter Lignite

#6B5B52

Makara color link
Makara

#695F50

#685F59 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#685F59
  • RGB104, 95, 89
  • CMYK0, 4, 6, 59
  • CSSrgb(104, 95, 89)
  • HSL24°, 8%, 38%
  • HSL Precise24°, 7.772%, 37.843%
  • HSV24°, 14%, 41%
  • HSB24°, 14%, 41%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.408
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.373
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.349
  • GLSLvec3(0.408, 0.373, 0.349)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.408, 0.373, 0.349, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.408, 0.373, 0.349)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB40.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB37.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB34.9%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID685F59
  • DECIMAL ID6840153
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers21 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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