Information about #685F66 color

#685F66 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #685F66 belongs to the Magenta Color Family, featuring Desaturated and Neutral brightness. In numbers: rgb(104, 95, 102) (40.8% red, 37.3% green, 40% blue), or CMYK 0 / 4 / 1 / 59 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A quiet, subdued balanced grey tone, #685F66 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 practically indistinguishable from Matakana (#685D63). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Salt Box (#696268) and Scorpion (#6A6466).

The recipe behind #685F66 is rgb(104, 95, 102), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #685F66: 6.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.4:1 for black. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #685F66 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#685F66 color variations

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

#685F66 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 #685F66

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

Salt Box color link
Salt Box

#696268

Scorpion color link
Scorpion

#6A6466

Storm Dust color link
Storm Dust

#646463

Bull Clone color link
Bull Clone

#6E6366

Chicane color link
Chicane

#686765

Granite Gray color link
Granite Gray

#676767

Mobster color link
Mobster

#605A67

Smoky color link
Smoky

#605D6B

Triple Stack color link
Triple Stack

#656660

Identity color link
Identity

#6E6767

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#685F66
  • RGB104, 95, 102
  • CMYK0, 4, 1, 59
  • CSSrgb(104, 95, 102)
  • HSL313°, 5%, 39%
  • HSL Precise313.333°, 4.523%, 39.02%
  • HSV313°, 9%, 41%
  • HSB313°, 9%, 41%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.408
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.373
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.400
  • GLSLvec3(0.408, 0.373, 0.400)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.408, 0.373, 0.400, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.408, 0.373, 0.400)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB40.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB37.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB40%
  • Color FamilyMagenta
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID685F66
  • DECIMAL ID6840166
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01