Information about #686768 color

#686768 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #686768 is classified in the Register under the Magenta Color Family, with Desaturated and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(104, 103, 104) — 40.8% red, 40.4% green, 40.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 0 / 0 / 59. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A softly muted balanced grey tone, #686768 feels open and friendly. 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 Granite Gray (#676767). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Dim Gray (#696969) and Chicane (#686765).

The recipe behind #686768 is rgb(104, 103, 104), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #686768 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 5.6:1 (passing WCAG AA), while black manages only 3.7:1. No one has named #686768 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#686768 color variations

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

#686768 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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#868686

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#A4A4A4

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White

#FFFFFF

#686768 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#535353

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#3E3E3E

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#292929

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Chinese Black

#141414
Black

#000000

#686768 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#6D6D6D

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#717171

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#767676

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Grey

#808080

#686768 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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#686768 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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#696969
Dim Gray

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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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Dim Gray

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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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Dim Gray

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Dim Gray

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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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Dim Gray

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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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Dim Gray

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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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Dim Gray

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Dim Gray

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Nearest named colors to #686768

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

Granite Gray color link
Granite Gray

#676767

Dim Gray color link
Dim Gray

#696969

Chicane color link
Chicane

#686765

Scorpion color link
Scorpion

#6A6466

Double Trojan color link
Double Trojan

#656664

Salt Box color link
Salt Box

#696268

Cloudy Gray color link
Cloudy Gray

#6D6968

Scarpa Flow color link
Scarpa Flow

#6B6A6C

Identity color link
Identity

#6E6767

Mid Grey color link
Mid Grey

#666A6D

Storm Dust color link
Storm Dust

#646463

Traffic color link
Traffic

#6C6D68

#686768 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#686768
  • RGB104, 103, 104
  • CMYK0, 0, 0, 59
  • CSSrgb(104, 103, 104)
  • HSL300°, 0%, 41%
  • HSL Precise300°, 0.483%, 40.588%
  • HSV300°, 1%, 41%
  • HSB300°, 1%, 41%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.408
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.404
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.408
  • GLSLvec3(0.408, 0.404, 0.408)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.408, 0.404, 0.408, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.408, 0.404, 0.408)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB40.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB40.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB40.8%
  • Color FamilyMagenta
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID686768
  • DECIMAL ID6842216
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers17 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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