Information about #686374 color

#686374 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#686374 falls into the Violet Color Family — Desaturated, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(104, 99, 116) — 40.8% red, 38.8% green, 45.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 5 / 7 / 0 / 55. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #686374 reads as a softly muted neutral grey and carries an easy, daylight feel. 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 a hair away from Comet (#636373). Slightly further away sit Dolphin (#6A6873) and Quarter Tuna (#656A70).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(104, 99, 116)), which gives #686374 its character. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #686374: 5.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.6:1 for black. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#686374 color variations

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

#686374 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#686374 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#686374 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#6C6876

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#716D78

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Grey

#808080

#686374 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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#626473

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#626B73

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#627173

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#686374 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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#6F7463
#6F7463

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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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#667463
#667463

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#747063
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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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#636674
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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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#746863
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#637468
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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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#74636F
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#6F7463
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#637468
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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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#746366
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#6F7463
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#637470
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Nearest named colors to #686374

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

Dolphin color link
Dolphin

#6A6873

Quarter Tuna color link
Quarter Tuna

#656A70

Rum color link
Rum

#716675

Mid Grey color link
Mid Grey

#666A6D

Scarpa Flow color link
Scarpa Flow

#6B6A6C

Covert color link
Covert

#645977

High Society color link
High Society

#695B7C

Half Sidewinder color link
Half Sidewinder

#6F676C

Shuttle Grey color link
Shuttle Grey

#61666B

Pale Sky color link
Pale Sky

#636D70

Centaurian color link
Centaurian

#6E5977

#686374 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#686374
  • RGB104, 99, 116
  • CMYK5, 7, 0, 55
  • CSSrgb(104, 99, 116)
  • HSL258°, 8%, 42%
  • HSL Precise257.647°, 7.907%, 42.157%
  • HSV258°, 15%, 45%
  • HSB258°, 15%, 45%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.408
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.388
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.455
  • GLSLvec3(0.408, 0.388, 0.455)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.408, 0.388, 0.455, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.408, 0.388, 0.455)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB40.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB38.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB45.5%
  • Color FamilyViolet
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID686374
  • DECIMAL ID6841204
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers36 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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