Information about #686566 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#686566 falls into the Rose Color Family — Desaturated, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(104, 101, 102) — 40.8% red, 39.6% green, 40% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 1 / 1 / 59. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#686566 is a muted, almost neutral neutral grey that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Chicane (#686765). Slightly further away sit Scorpion (#6A6466) and Granite Gray (#676767).

The recipe behind #686566 is rgb(104, 101, 102), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 5.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.6:1. #686566 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#686566 color variations

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

#686566 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#686566 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Chinese Black

#141414
Black

#000000

#686566 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#686566 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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#686566 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.

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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 #686566

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

Chicane color link
Chicane

#686765

Scorpion color link
Scorpion

#6A6466

Granite Gray color link
Granite Gray

#676767

Double Trojan color link
Double Trojan

#656664

Salt Box color link
Salt Box

#696268

Storm Dust color link
Storm Dust

#646463

Dim Gray color link
Dim Gray

#696969

Bull Clone color link
Bull Clone

#6E6366

Identity color link
Identity

#6E6767

Cloudy Gray color link
Cloudy Gray

#6D6968

Triple Stack color link
Triple Stack

#656660

Scarpa Flow color link
Scarpa Flow

#6B6A6C

#686566 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#686566
  • RGB104, 101, 102
  • CMYK0, 1, 1, 59
  • CSSrgb(104, 101, 102)
  • HSL340°, 1%, 40%
  • HSL Precise340°, 1.463%, 40.196%
  • HSV340°, 3%, 41%
  • HSB340°, 3%, 41%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.408
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.396
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.400
  • GLSLvec3(0.408, 0.396, 0.400)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.408, 0.396, 0.400, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.408, 0.396, 0.400)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB40.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB39.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB40%
  • Color FamilyRose
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID686566
  • DECIMAL ID6841702
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers10 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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