Information about #686B6E color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#686B6E falls into the Azure Color Family — Desaturated, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(104, 107, 110) — 40.8% red, 42% green, 43.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 2 / 1 / 0 / 57. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #686B6E reads as a softly muted neutral grey and feels open and friendly. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Mid Grey (#666A6D). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Scarpa Flow (#6B6A6C) and Quarter Tuna (#656A70).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(104, 107, 110)), which gives #686B6E its character. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #686B6E: 5.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.9:1 for black. #686B6E has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#686B6E color variations

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

#686B6E color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#686B6E color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#686B6E color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#686B6E 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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#686B6E 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 #686B6E

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

Mid Grey color link
Mid Grey

#666A6D

Quarter Tuna color link
Quarter Tuna

#656A70

Scarpa Flow color link
Scarpa Flow

#6B6A6C

Nevada color link
Nevada

#666F6F

Cliff Face Grey color link
Cliff Face Grey

#6C6E6D

Dim Gray color link
Dim Gray

#696969

Pale Sky color link
Pale Sky

#636D70

Dolphin color link
Dolphin

#6A6873

Traffic color link
Traffic

#6C6D68

Cloudy Gray color link
Cloudy Gray

#6D6968

Tarmac color link
Tarmac

#6F6F6E

Granite Gray color link
Granite Gray

#676767

#686B6E color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#686B6E
  • RGB104, 107, 110
  • CMYK2, 1, 0, 57
  • CSSrgb(104, 107, 110)
  • HSL210°, 3%, 42%
  • HSL Precise210°, 2.804%, 41.961%
  • HSV210°, 5%, 43%
  • HSB210°, 5%, 43%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.408
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.420
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.431
  • GLSLvec3(0.408, 0.420, 0.431)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.408, 0.420, 0.431, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.408, 0.420, 0.431)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB40.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB42%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB43.1%
  • Color Family (Hue)Azure
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID686B6E
  • DECIMAL ID6843246
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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