Information about #686869 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #686869 belongs to the Blue Color Family, featuring Desaturated and Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(104, 104, 105) — 40.8% red, 40.8% green, 41.2% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 0 / 0 / 59. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #686869 reads as a softly muted neutral grey and feels open and friendly. 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 almost identical to Dim Gray (#696969). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Granite Gray (#676767) and Chicane (#686765).

The recipe behind #686869 is rgb(104, 104, 105), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #686869: 5.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.8:1 for black. #686869 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#686869 color variations

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

#686869 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#686869 color shades

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

#141414
Black

#000000

#686869 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#686869 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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#686869 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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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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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 #686869

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

Dim Gray color link
Dim Gray

#696969

Granite Gray color link
Granite Gray

#676767

Chicane color link
Chicane

#686765

Scarpa Flow color link
Scarpa Flow

#6B6A6C

Mid Grey color link
Mid Grey

#666A6D

Cloudy Gray color link
Cloudy Gray

#6D6968

Scorpion color link
Scorpion

#6A6466

Double Trojan color link
Double Trojan

#656664

Salt Box color link
Salt Box

#696268

Identity color link
Identity

#6E6767

Traffic color link
Traffic

#6C6D68

Shuttle Grey color link
Shuttle Grey

#61666B

#686869 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#686869
  • RGB104, 104, 105
  • CMYK0, 0, 0, 59
  • CSSrgb(104, 104, 105)
  • HSL240°, 0%, 41%
  • HSL Precise240°, 0.478%, 40.98%
  • HSV240°, 1%, 41%
  • HSB240°, 1%, 41%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.408
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.408
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.412
  • GLSLvec3(0.408, 0.408, 0.412)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.408, 0.408, 0.412, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.408, 0.408, 0.412)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB40.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB40.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB41.2%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID686869
  • DECIMAL ID6842473
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers28 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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