Information about #685F6C color

#685F6C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #685F6C belongs to the Violet Color Family, featuring Desaturated and Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(104, 95, 108) — 40.8% red, 37.3% green, 42.4% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 2 / 5 / 0 / 58. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #685F6C reads as a muted, almost neutral neutral grey and sits comfortably between light and dark. Designers typically reach for tones like this for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Salt Box (#696268). Nearby in the Register you will also find Scorpion (#6A6466) and Bloom (#6F5B6C).

The recipe behind #685F6C is rgb(104, 95, 108), with blue as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #685F6C background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 6.1:1 (passing WCAG AA), while black manages only 3.4:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #685F6C is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#685F6C color variations

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

#685F6C color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#685F6C color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#685F6C color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#685F6C 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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#685F6C 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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#606C62
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#6A6C60
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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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#62606C
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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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#6C6860
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#606C68
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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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#6C6064
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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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#6C6260
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Nearest named colors to #685F6C

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

Salt Box color link
Salt Box

#696268

Scorpion color link
Scorpion

#6A6466

Bloom color link
Bloom

#6F5B6C

Smoky color link
Smoky

#605D6B

Matakana color link
Matakana

#685D63

Bull Clone color link
Bull Clone

#6E6366

Comet color link
Comet

#636373

Granite Gray color link
Granite Gray

#676767

Shuttle Grey color link
Shuttle Grey

#61666B

Dim Gray color link
Dim Gray

#696969

Chicane color link
Chicane

#686765

Half Sidewinder color link
Half Sidewinder

#6F676C

#685F6C color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#685F6C
  • RGB104, 95, 108
  • CMYK2, 5, 0, 58
  • CSSrgb(104, 95, 108)
  • HSL282°, 6%, 40%
  • HSL Precise281.538°, 6.404%, 39.804%
  • HSV282°, 12%, 42%
  • HSB282°, 12%, 42%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.408
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.373
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.424
  • GLSLvec3(0.408, 0.373, 0.424)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.408, 0.373, 0.424, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.408, 0.373, 0.424)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB40.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB37.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB42.4%
  • Color FamilyViolet
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID685F6C
  • DECIMAL ID6840172
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers22 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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