Information about #686070 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#686070 falls into the Violet Color Family — Desaturated, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(104, 96, 112) — 40.8% red, 37.6% green, 43.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 3 / 6 / 0 / 56. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#686070 is a softly muted neutral grey that carries an easy, daylight feel. It is a natural fit for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Comet (#636373). Slightly further away sit Salt Box (#696268) and Dolphin (#6A6873).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(104, 96, 112)), which gives #686070 its character. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #686070: 6.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.5:1 for black. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#686070 color variations

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

#686070 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#686070 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#686070 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#686070 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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#686070 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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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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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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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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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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Nearest named colors to #686070

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

Comet color link
Comet

#636373

Salt Box color link
Salt Box

#696268

Dolphin color link
Dolphin

#6A6873

Bloom color link
Bloom

#6F5B6C

Smoky color link
Smoky

#605D6B

Quarter Tuna color link
Quarter Tuna

#656A70

Shuttle Grey color link
Shuttle Grey

#61666B

Mid Grey color link
Mid Grey

#666A6D

Covert color link
Covert

#645977

Half Sidewinder color link
Half Sidewinder

#6F676C

Scorpion color link
Scorpion

#6A6466

Scarpa Flow color link
Scarpa Flow

#6B6A6C

#686070 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#686070
  • RGB104, 96, 112
  • CMYK3, 6, 0, 56
  • CSSrgb(104, 96, 112)
  • HSL270°, 8%, 41%
  • HSL Precise270°, 7.692%, 40.784%
  • HSV270°, 14%, 44%
  • HSB270°, 14%, 44%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.408
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.376
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.439
  • GLSLvec3(0.408, 0.376, 0.439)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.408, 0.376, 0.439, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.408, 0.376, 0.439)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB40.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB37.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB43.9%
  • Color FamilyViolet
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID686070
  • DECIMAL ID6840432
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers9 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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