Information about #686B71 color
Basic facts about this digital color
#686B71 presents itself as a muted, almost neutral grey — one that sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. In practice it works well for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Quarter Tuna (#656A70). Nearby in the Register you will also find Dolphin (#6A6873) and Mid Grey (#666A6D).
In RGB terms — rgb(104, 107, 113) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #686B71 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 5.3:1 (passing WCAG AA), while black manages only 3.9:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #686B71 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#686B71 color variations
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#686B71 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#686B71 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#686B71 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#686B71 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#686B71 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #686B71 color
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Nearest named colors to #686B71
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#656A70
#6A6873
#666A6D
#666F6F
#636D70
#6B6A6C
#6C6E6D
#696969
#6F6F6E
#6F676C
#636373
#6A7376
#686B71 color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#686B71
- RGB104, 107, 113
- CMYK4, 2, 0, 56
- CSSrgb(104, 107, 113)
- HSL220°, 4%, 43%
- HSL Precise220°, 4.147%, 42.549%
- HSV220°, 8%, 44%
- HSB220°, 8%, 44%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.408
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.420
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.443
- GLSLvec3(0.408, 0.420, 0.443)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.408, 0.420, 0.443, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.408, 0.420, 0.443)
- Percentage of Red in RGB40.8%
- Percentage of Green in RGB42%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB44.3%
- Color FamilyAzure
- Saturation FamilyDesaturated
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX ID686B71
- DECIMAL ID6843249
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers7 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
