Information about #686459 color

#686459 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #686459 is classified in the Register under the Orange Color Family, with Desaturated and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(104, 100, 89) — 40.8% red, 39.2% green, 34.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 2 / 6 / 59. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A muted, almost neutral neutral grey, #686459 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 a hair away from Half Masala (#67635C). Nearby in the Register you will also find Evolution (#676455) and Pure Pewter (#666156).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(104, 100, 89)), which gives #686459 its character. If you plan to put text on a #686459 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 5.9:1 (passing WCAG AA), while black manages only 3.6:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #686459 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#686459 color variations

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

#686459 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#686459 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#686459 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#686459 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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#686459 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 #686459

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

Half Masala color link
Half Masala

#67635C

Evolution color link
Evolution

#676455

Pure Pewter color link
Pure Pewter

#666156

Greyish Dark Green color link
Greyish Dark Green

#656255

Chain Reaction color link
Chain Reaction

#6C695A

Triple Stack color link
Triple Stack

#656660

Plain Mouse color link
Plain Mouse

#6E5F57

Dorado color link
Dorado

#6E5F56

Double Tapa color link
Double Tapa

#6A6A5F

Double Stonehenge color link
Double Stonehenge

#70675B

Kabul color link
Kabul

#6C5E53

Half Oilskin color link
Half Oilskin

#726459

#686459 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#686459
  • RGB104, 100, 89
  • CMYK0, 2, 6, 59
  • CSSrgb(104, 100, 89)
  • HSL44°, 8%, 38%
  • HSL Precise44°, 7.772%, 37.843%
  • HSV44°, 14%, 41%
  • HSB44°, 14%, 41%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.408
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.392
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.349
  • GLSLvec3(0.408, 0.392, 0.349)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.408, 0.392, 0.349, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.408, 0.392, 0.349)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB40.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB39.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB34.9%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID686459
  • DECIMAL ID6841433
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers31 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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