Information about #686866 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #686866 is classified in the Register under the Yellow Color Family, with Desaturated and Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(104, 104, 102) (40.8% red, 40.8% green, 40% blue), or CMYK 0 / 0 / 1 / 59 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #686866 reads as a muted, almost neutral grey and carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this 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 Granite Gray (#676767) and Dim Gray (#696969).

In RGB terms — rgb(104, 104, 102) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 5.6:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.8:1. #686866 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#686866 color variations

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

#686866 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#686866 color shades

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

#141414
Black

#000000

#686866 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#686866 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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#686866 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 #686866

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

Granite Gray color link
Granite Gray

#676767

Dim Gray color link
Dim Gray

#696969

Double Trojan color link
Double Trojan

#656664

Scorpion color link
Scorpion

#6A6466

Cloudy Gray color link
Cloudy Gray

#6D6968

Identity color link
Identity

#6E6767

Storm Dust color link
Storm Dust

#646463

Salt Box color link
Salt Box

#696268

Traffic color link
Traffic

#6C6D68

Triple Stack color link
Triple Stack

#656660

Scarpa Flow color link
Scarpa Flow

#6B6A6C

#686866 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#686866
  • RGB104, 104, 102
  • CMYK0, 0, 1, 59
  • CSSrgb(104, 104, 102)
  • HSL60°, 1%, 40%
  • HSL Precise60°, 0.971%, 40.392%
  • HSV60°, 2%, 41%
  • HSB60°, 2%, 41%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.408
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.408
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.400
  • GLSLvec3(0.408, 0.408, 0.400)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.408, 0.408, 0.400, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.408, 0.408, 0.400)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB40.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB40.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB40%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID686866
  • DECIMAL ID6842470
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers9 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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