Information about #685F6D color

#685F6D color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#685F6D falls into the Violet Color Family — Desaturated, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(104, 95, 109) — 40.8% red, 37.3% green, 42.7% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 2 / 5 / 0 / 57. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A quiet, subdued balanced grey tone, #685F6D feels open and friendly. 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 Salt Box (#696268). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Bloom (#6F5B6C) and Smoky (#605D6B).

The recipe behind #685F6D is rgb(104, 95, 109), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #685F6D: 6.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.4:1 for black. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #685F6D is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#685F6D color variations

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

#685F6D color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#685F6D color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#3E3841

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#29252B

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Black

#000000

#685F6D color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#685F6D 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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#625E6D

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#685F6D 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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#5F6D61
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#6B6D5F
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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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#615F6D
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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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#6D685F
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#5F6D68
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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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#6D5F64
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#646D5F
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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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#6D615F
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#646D5F
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#5F6B6D
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Nearest named colors to #685F6D

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

Bloom color link
Bloom

#6F5B6C

Smoky color link
Smoky

#605D6B

Comet color link
Comet

#636373

Scorpion color link
Scorpion

#6A6466

Granite Gray color link
Granite Gray

#676767

Bull Clone color link
Bull Clone

#6E6366

Shuttle Grey color link
Shuttle Grey

#61666B

Matakana color link
Matakana

#685D63

Half Sidewinder color link
Half Sidewinder

#6F676C

Dim Gray color link
Dim Gray

#696969

Dolphin color link
Dolphin

#6A6873

#685F6D color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#685F6D
  • RGB104, 95, 109
  • CMYK2, 5, 0, 57
  • CSSrgb(104, 95, 109)
  • HSL279°, 7%, 40%
  • HSL Precise278.571°, 6.863%, 40%
  • HSV279°, 13%, 43%
  • HSB279°, 13%, 43%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.408
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.373
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.427
  • GLSLvec3(0.408, 0.373, 0.427)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.408, 0.373, 0.427, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.408, 0.373, 0.427)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB40.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB37.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB42.7%
  • Color FamilyViolet
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID685F6D
  • DECIMAL ID6840173
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers28 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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