Information about #686A61 color

#686A61 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #686A61 is classified in the Register under the Yellow Color Family, with Desaturated and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(104, 106, 97) — 40.8% red, 41.6% green, 38% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 1 / 0 / 4 / 58. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#686A61 presents itself as a quiet, subdued balanced grey tone — one that holds a balanced mid-tone. In practice it works well for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Double Tapa (#6A6A5F). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Chicane (#686765) and Triple Stack (#656660).

The recipe behind #686A61 is rgb(104, 106, 97), with green as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #686A61 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 5.5:1 (passing WCAG AA), while black manages only 3.8:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#686A61 color variations

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

#686A61 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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#87897F

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#A5A69F

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#C3C4BF

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#E1E1DF

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White

#FFFFFF

#686A61 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#53544E

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#3E3F3A

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#292A27

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#141513

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Black

#000000

#686A61 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#6D6E67

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#71726D

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#767773

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Grey

#808080

#686A61 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#616A65

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#616A62

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#656A61

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#6A6861

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#6A6561

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#6A6261

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#686A61 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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#64626A
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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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#68626A
#68626A

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#62646A
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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
#646A62
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#6A6862
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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
#686A61
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#62686A
#62686A

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#6A6268
#6A6268

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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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#626A64
#626A64

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#64626A
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#6A6268
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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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#626A68
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#64626A
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#6A6264
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Nearest named colors to #686A61

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

Double Tapa color link
Double Tapa

#6A6A5F

Chicane color link
Chicane

#686765

Triple Stack color link
Triple Stack

#656660

Double Trojan color link
Double Trojan

#656664

Granite Gray color link
Granite Gray

#676767

Climate color link
Climate

#6E6D5E

Storm Dust color link
Storm Dust

#646463

Scorpion color link
Scorpion

#6A6466

Dim Gray color link
Dim Gray

#696969

Chain Reaction color link
Chain Reaction

#6C695A

Traffic color link
Traffic

#6C6D68

Half Masala color link
Half Masala

#67635C

#686A61 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#686A61
  • RGB104, 106, 97
  • CMYK1, 0, 4, 58
  • CSSrgb(104, 106, 97)
  • HSL73°, 4%, 40%
  • HSL Precise73.333°, 4.433%, 39.804%
  • HSV73°, 8%, 42%
  • HSB73°, 8%, 42%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.408
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.416
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.380
  • GLSLvec3(0.408, 0.416, 0.380)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.408, 0.416, 0.380, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.408, 0.416, 0.380)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB40.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB41.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB38%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID686A61
  • DECIMAL ID6842977
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers25 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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